in personam action
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Definitions from Case Law
United States Supreme Court
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
Defined by the Supreme Court in - Donovan v. City of Dallas, 377 U.S. 408 (1964).