Hanson v Denckla

1958

Venue: SCOTUS

Facts: Fight over a trust. PA resident creates trust in DE with DE bank. Then she moves to FL, dies, and will is probated in FL.

Posture: Unknown

Issue: Dies FL court have jurisdiction over the trust?

Holding: No.

Rule: Just a unilateral claim that you have a relationship with someone in another state does not satisfy the minimum contacts requirement.

Reasoning: So she performed some trust administration from FL, but there's no evidence the DE bank had any doings in FL.

Dicta: