in personam
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 305 U.S. 456 - Princess Lida of Thurn & Taxis v. Thompson · 1939Most cited · 1,172 citing opinions
where the judgment sought is strictly in personam, both the state court and the federal court, having concurrent jurisdiction, may proceed with the litigation at least until judgment is obtained in one of them which may be set up as res judicata in the other
How often courts cite the cases defining “in personam”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “in personam” — 1,293 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1939–1943
where the judgment sought is strictly in personam for the recovery of money or for an injunction compelling or restraining action by the defendant, both a state court and a federal court having concurrent jurisdiction may proceed with the litigation at least until judgment is obtained in one court, which may be set up as res judicata in the other