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Conflict Of Laws -- 1956 Tennessee Survey, John W. Wade
Conflict Of Laws -- 1956 Tennessee Survey, John W. Wade
Vanderbilt Law Review
Personal Jurisdiction: In State v. Perry, the Tennessee Department of Public Welfare, which had paid sums for the support of dependents of certain nonresidents, brought an action against the nonresidents for reimbursement and for an order to pay money in the future. No personal service was had on the defendants, and the court held that the Tennessee statute does not authorize the court "to enter a personal judgment against a non-resident husband-father upon the ex parte petition, when that husband-father is not personally before the Court, and afforded no opportunity to be heard.' It correctly implied that such a proceeding …
Conflict Of Laws -- 1955 Tennessee Survey, John W. Wade
Conflict Of Laws -- 1955 Tennessee Survey, John W. Wade
Vanderbilt Law Review
When a cause of action is transitory in nature the plaintiff may sue on it in any state where he can obtain personal jurisdiction over the defendant. And when personal jurisdiction is not available, he can often, by process of garnishment or attachment, obtain jurisdiction quasi in rem and proceed with the trial of the issue. The judgment so obtained is not binding on the defendant in personam but it may bind the defendant's property or the debt to him from a third party. In Hobbs v. Lewis a plaintiff sought to make use of garnishment for this purpose. He …