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McGee v. International Life Ins. Co.

Ray Worthy Campbell

McGee involves two lawsuits. In the first, the decedent's mother filed suit to collect on the insurance policy in California state court. The defendant did not appear and a default judgment was entered. In the second, the default judgment was taken to where the defendant had assets, and enforcement was sought pursuant to the Full Faith and Credit Clause. The insurance company challenged the validity of the judgment, claiming that no personal jurisdiction existed over it in California. The insurance company prevailed in the state courts on that argument, and the case then went to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court of the United States
355 U.S. 220, 2 L. Ed. 2d 223, 78 S. Ct. 199, 1957 U.S. LEXIS 2, SCDB 1957-023
No. 50
1957-12-16

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