Burnham v. Superior Court of California The Transient Jurisdiction Rule's Much Prophesied Death Sentence is Commuted to Life

Authors

Todd P. Davis

Publication Date

7-1991

Document Type

Casenote

Abstract

In Burnham v. Superior Court of California, the Supreme Court attempted to determine whether the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment denied a state court from exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident, who was personally served with process while temporarily in that state, in a suit unrelated to his activities in the state. The Court, however, could only concur in the judgment issued by the lower court because it failed to agree upon the method of analysis necessary to resolve the issue before it. Justice Scalia, joined by Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justice Kennedy announced the judgment of the Court.

Recommended Citation

Davis, Todd P. (1991) "Burnham v. Superior Court of California The Transient Jurisdiction Rule's Much Prophesied Death Sentence is Commuted to Life," Mercer Law Review: Vol. 42: No. 4, Article 16.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/jour_mlr/vol42/iss4/16