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state policy on transitory actions

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From 207 U.S. 142 - Chambers v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 1907Most cited · 539 citing opinions

Subject to the restrictions of the Federal Constitution, the state may determine the limits of the jurisdiction of its courts, and the character of the controversies which shall be heard in them. The state policy decides whether and to what extent the state will entertain in its courts transitory actions, where the causes of action have arisen in other jurisdictions.