Civil Procedure Keyed to Yeazell
International Shoe Co. v. Washington
ProfessorBrittany L. Raposa
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Facts
Appellant, International Shoe, was a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Missouri. It was engaged in the manufacture and sale of shoes and other footwear. Appellant had no office in Washington and made no contracts for sale of purchase of merchandise there. It maintained no stock of merchandise in that state and made no deliveries of goods there. During the years 1937 to 1940, Appellant employed 11 to 13 salespeople who resided in Washington, and whose principal activities occurred in Washington. The authority of the salesmen was limited to exhibiting their samples and soliciting orders from prospective buyers. The salesmen sent the orders to Appellant’s headquarters in Missouri, and merchandise was shipped from points outside Washington to the purchasers within the state. Pursuant to the Washington Unemployment Compensation Act, the state of Washington attempted to obtain funds from Appellant. The notice of assessment was personally served in the state of Washington upon a sales agent of the Appellant Corporation. Appellant made a special appearance to oppose jurisdiction, which was denied by the Appeal Tribunal. After the Washington Supreme Court upheld the order making Appellant subject to suits in its state courts, this appeal followed.
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