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· 2/6/1917

Kimmel v. Berresheim

Citations

  • 173 Ky. 734
  • 191 S.W. 456
  • 1917 Ky. LEXIS 500

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that the defendants consented to jurisdiction by registering to do business in New Jersey, appointing an agent for service of process, and conducting business in the State
  • following Litton Indus. Sys. Inc. v. Kennedy Van Saun Corp., 283 A.2d 551, 556 (1971)
  • acknowledging Daimler as causing a shift in the general jurisdiction standard
  • ―[D]esignation of an in-state agent for service of process in accordance with a state registration statute may constitute consent to personal jurisdiction, if supported by the breadth of the statute‘s text or interpretation.‖
  • “Indeed, the Supreme Court has never explicitly overruled the holdings of [ or , 257 U.S. 213 (1921)], and in the absence of such declaration, the Supreme Court directs the continued application of its precedents.”
  • ―[T]he Supreme Court has never explicitly overruled the holdings of [cases holding that consent by registration is a valid basis for general jurisdiction], and in the absence of such declaration, the Supreme Court directs the continued application of its precedents.‖

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Judges: Clarke

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