Milliken v. Meyer explained

Litigants:Milliken v. Meyer
Arguedate:December 13
Argueyear:1940
Decidedate:December 23
Decideyear:1940
Fullname:Milliken, et al. v. Meyer, Administratrix
Usvol:311
Uspage:457
Parallelcitations:61 S. Ct. 339; 85 L. Ed. 278; 1940 U.S. LEXIS 2; 132 A.L.R. 1357
Majority:Douglas
Joinmajority:unanimous

Milliken v. Meyer, 311 U.S. 457 (1940), was a U.S. legal case in which both parties were residents of Wyoming. However, the defendant, Meyer, at the time of the suit was served personally in Colorado. In the subsequent trial he collaterally challenged the ruling in WY citing the court's previous holding in Pennoyer v Neff. The U.S. Supreme Court found that individuals can be sued in the state of their domicile for all claims.[1]

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