| Venue: | SCOTUS |
| Facts: | A guy buys life insurance from a company later acquired by International Life. Ater the acquisition he re-ups his policy by mail. When he dies, the insurer declines to pay saying it's suicide, but also they didn't have a CA office. |
| Posture: | Unknown. |
| Issue: | Did CA have jurisdiction? |
| Holding: | Yes. |
| Rule: | The suit was based on a contract that had substantial contacts with the state. |
| Reasoning: | Increasing nationalization of commerce leads to increasing jurisdiction over corporations. CA had a manifest interest in providing a means of redress for its citizens. |
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