Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha, Ltd. v. Norddeutscher-Lloyd

The defendant herein has moved before answer under a special appearance to dismiss the complaint on the ground that being a foreign commerce carrier an undue burden will be placed upon the defendant to defend in this forum in view of the prohibition contained in the Federal Constitution. It is Conceded that the plaintiff is a foreign corporation doing business in this forum and that the defendant is a foreign corporation engaged in foreign commerce in the United States and doing business in this forum.

From my analysis of the cases, I am of the opinion .that there is only one question to be…