State Ex Rel. K-Mart Corp. v. Holliger

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• explaining that at one time most “assertions of personal jurisdiction were premised on a defendant’s presence ..., the defendant's domicile ..or consent ...”
• denial of a motion to dismiss on the grounds of forum non conveniens is discretionary with the trial court
• corporation adjudged to be conducting substantial and continuous business in Missouri was allowed to be sued here for a slip-and-fall case that arose in Colorado
• “We reject K-Mart’s argument that Missouri’s long-arm statute is the exclusive means of obtaining jurisdiction over a foreign corporation.”
• “We reject K-Mart’s argument that Missouri’s long-arm statute is the exclusive means of obtaining jurisdiction over a foreign corporation.”
• \Exercise of this doctrine is within the discretion of the trial court.\

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