Moreover, our text indicates that the standards of “minimum contacts” were established in the 1945 trial of International Shoe Co. v. State of Washington (Kubasek 2012). In the aforementioned case, it was determined that to meet the standard of “minimum contacts” to be able to hold a trial in a certain state if one of the parties is in another state, the out-of-state party must have held a presence in the initial state, was provided sufficient notice of the suit, and the activities related to the case occurred within the initial state (International, 1945). In regard to Hagan v. Field (2006), the plaintiff filed the suit in Texas against defendants who reside in Colorado. The Texas court requires that the defendant must have established minimum contacts in the state and is in accordance with traditional concepts of fair play and justice to establish jurisdiction on an out-of-state defendant. The trial court ruled in favor of the plaintiff stating the defendants met the standards of minimum contacts in Texas. Since the defendants were only in Texas one time and their business there was not related to the activities in the case, I disagree with the court’s decision. To meet the
Moreover, our text indicates that the standards of “minimum contacts” were established in the 1945 trial of International Shoe Co. v. State of Washington (Kubasek 2012). In the aforementioned case, it was determined that to meet the standard of “minimum contacts” to be able to hold a trial in a certain state if one of the parties is in another state, the out-of-state party must have held a presence in the initial state, was provided sufficient notice of the suit, and the activities related to the case occurred within the initial state (International, 1945). In regard to Hagan v. Field (2006), the plaintiff filed the suit in Texas against defendants who reside in Colorado. The Texas court requires that the defendant must have established minimum contacts in the state and is in accordance with traditional concepts of fair play and justice to establish jurisdiction on an out-of-state defendant. The trial court ruled in favor of the plaintiff stating the defendants met the standards of minimum contacts in Texas. Since the defendants were only in Texas one time and their business there was not related to the activities in the case, I disagree with the court’s decision. To meet the