transacts business
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 273 U.S. 359 - Eastman Kodak Co of New York v. Southern Photo Materials Co · 1927Most cited · 2,167 citing opinions
a corporation is engaged in transacting business in a district, within the meaning of this section, in such sense as to establish the venue of a suit—although not present by agents carrying on business of such character and in such manner that it is 'found' therein and is amenable to local process—if in fact, in the ordinary and usual sense, it 'transacts business' therein of any substantial character
How often courts cite the cases defining “transacts business”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “transacts business” — 3,063 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 · 1927–1948
a corporation is engaged in transacting business in a district if in fact, in the ordinary and usual sense, it 'transacts business' therein of any substantial character. The practical, everyday business or commercial concept of doing or carrying on business 'of any substantial character' became the test of venue.