Legal Opinion
Rush v. Savchuk
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 21, 1980No. 78-952PublishedCited by 761 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
This appeal presents the question whether a State may constitutionally exercise quasi in rent jurisdiction over a defendant who has no forum contacts by attaching the contractual obligation of an insurer licensed to do business in the State to defend and indemnify him in connection with the suit.
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On January 13, 1972, two Indiana residents were involved in a single-car accident in Elkhart, Ind. Appellee Savchuk, who was a passenger in the car driven by appellant Rush, was injured. The car, owned by Rush’s father, was insured by appellant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (State Farm)…
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