BLAW 3201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Summary Judgment, Directv, False Imprisonment
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Jurisdiction: means the power or authority of a court to hear and decide a given case (both subject matter and parties required) If it does not fall under exclusive federal jurisdiction or concurrent jurisdiction it then goes to exclusive state jurisdiction. Parties = power of a court to bind the parties to a suit. In personam jurisdiction: jurisdiction based upon claims against a person, in contract to jurisdi(cid:272)tio(cid:374) o(cid:448)er the perso(cid:374)"s property. Long arm statue: if a nonresident hurt someone while in state, transacted business here, ect. The statue allows for a state court to obtain personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant on the basis of certain acts committed by an out-of-state defendant, provided that the defendant has a sufficient connection with the state. Service of summons: what grants a person to be served. Mims is filling case against a collection company. Arrow financial services said he had to file in state court.
