McMahon v. National City Bank

By the present motion defendant asked the court to ' decline to retain jurisdiction of the action. The action is brought to recover damages for an alleged breach of a contract made and to be performed in Mexico. The plaintiff is a non-resident citizen of the United States; he has resided in Mexico since 1920. Defendant is a domestic corporation with a branch office for the conduct of its business in Mexico,

It is well settled that the courts of this State will assume and retain jurisdiction of all actions founded on foreign contracts or commercial transactions without regard to the residence…