Hanson v. Denckla
| Hanson v. Denckla | |
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| Argued March 10, 1958 Decided June 23, 1958 | |
| Full case name | Elizabeth Donner Hanson v. Katherine N.R. Denckla |
| Citations | 357 U.S. 235 (more) 78 S. Ct. 1228; 2 L. Ed. 2d 1283 |
| Holding | |
| The unilateral activity of a single person who has some relation to a nonresident defendant does not fulfill the minimum contacts test to establish personal jurisdiction | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Warren, joined by Harlan, Frankfurter, Clark, Whittaker |
| Dissent | Douglas |
| Dissent | Black, joined by Burton, Brennan |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Hanson v. Denckla, 357 U.S. 235 (1958), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States regarding personal jurisdiction in the context of assets held in trust.