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St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Alexander

227 U.S. 218 (1913)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1913
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A foreign corporation is amenable to suit in a State where the character and extent of its business warrant the inference that it has subjected itself to that State's jurisdiction, and service on an authorized agent there is valid.

Area of Law

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