BLAW 3201 Chapter : SQ Chap 2 Blaw 3201
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Study questions chapter 2: a corporation can be sued in new york and california even though it s incorporated in. The corporation has a branch in new york and does business in california therefore a minimum-contacts requirement is met. A court of limited jurisdiction is a court that handles one kind of issue. The limited jurisdiction of a certain court is usually defined in the statue or constitution of that court: the role of a court of appellate jurisdiction is to hear appeals from lower court decisions. A federal question involves the plaintiff making the claim that is based on the u. s. constitution, a treaty, or a federal law. When one of these is the case in question, then the lawsuit can begin in a federal court. The other time the federal court may hear a case is when diversity of citizenship is involved. The appealing party must ask for a writ of certiorari from the.
