The Robinson family (residents of New York) bought a car in New York.They moved to Arizona the next year. On their drive to their new home, they were hit by a car while passing through Oklahoma, resulting in a car fire and severe burns.The Robinsons filed suit in Oklahoma against World-Wide Volkswagen ("WWV"), the car manufacturer, on grounds that the fire was a result of defective components in the car. WWV was both incorporated and had a principal place of business in New York, and did not do business in Oklahoma or have an agent there. WWV made a special appearance in OK to dispute the state's exercise of personal jurisdiction.The district court ruled against WWV, so WWV sought a writ of prohibition against the OK Supreme Court to stop the judge, Woodson, from exercising personal jurisdiction. S.Ct of OK denied the writ on the grounds that an OK long-arm statute authorized the exercise of personal jurisdiction, so they appealed to SCOTUS.
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson (1980)
Supreme Court of the United States
444 U.S. 286, 100 S. Ct. 559
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