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Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.

342 U.S. 437 (1952)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1952
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A State may exercise general (all-purpose) personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation on a claim unrelated to the forum where the corporation carries on continuous and systematic business activities within that State.

Area of Law

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