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Allgeyer v. Louisiana (1897)

Supreme Court of the United States - 165 U.S. 578, 41 L. Ed. 832, 17 S. Ct. 427, 1897 U.S. LEXIS 1998, SCDB 1896-117

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A person in Louisiana wanted to use an insurance company from out of state, but the state had a law saying they couldn't.

ICRA

Issue

The issue is whether a state can prohibit citizens from contracting with out-of-state insurance companies.

Conclusion

The legal conclusion of the court is that Louisiana's statute violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal Constitution.

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Rule

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Analysis

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Brief Facts & Holding

Facts

  • In this case, a citizen of Louisiana entered into a contract with a foreign insurance company that had not complied with the state's laws.
  • Louisiana State constitution requires foreign corporations to have a known place of business and authorized agents in the State.
  • The defendant violated the State statute by insuring their property located in the State with a foreign insurance company.
  • The defendant argued that his conviction was illegal, but the lower court upheld the State statute.
  • The Supreme Court of Louisiana's interpretation of the statute interfered with the defendant's liberty to choose their insurance company for their property.

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Holding

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  • A named property within the court's jurisdiction is attached to satisfy an unrelated claim, despite the owner of said property being a non-resident of the state.
  • A named property within the court's jurisdiction is attached as the basis for the suit (e.g., to quiet title), despite the owner of said property being a non-resident of the state.
  • An individual is sued who is a resident of the state, or who has been served with process while physically located within the state.
  • jurisdiction - Neff is neither a resident, nor was served while within the state. Service by publication may be valid for an
  • proceeding, where the owner would be made aware of the suit due to their property being seized, but not for
  • jurisdiction - the action was on the basis of a suit to receive payment owed, and did not relate directly to a property within the state.
  • jurisdiction, as the Oregon property was not attached to the initial suit, but rather was added in after the suit happened - note that Neff did not even purchase the property until after the suit had concluded.
  • Accordingly, the Oregon court did not have jurisdiction over the initial suit between Neff and his lawyer.
  • Enforcement of a judgment without jurisdiction denies due process!
  • Additionally, although judgments rendered by other states are entitled to full faith and credit, if that state did not have jurisdiction to render the judgment, it loses such entitlement.
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