The authority of a court to subject a particular defendant to its decision.
sufficient contacts with the state of Connecticut to justify the court's assertion of personal jurisdiction over him.” Gaudio v. Gaudio, 23 Conn. App. 287, 297 (1990). “The analysis of the defendants' challenge to personal jurisdiction involves a two-part inquiry. The first inquiry is whether the applicable state long arm statute authorizes the assertion of jurisdiction over the defendants; and, if the statutory requirements are met, whether the exercise of in personam jurisdiction would violate constitutional principles of due process.” Hart, Nininger & CampbelL Assoc. v. Rogers, 16 Conn. App. 619, 624 (1988).
The power of a court over the person of a defendant in contrast to the jurisdiction of a court over the defendant's property.
The power of a court over a person. Compare with subject matter jurisdiction.
The power of the court to make orders regarding an individual and have them enforced.
Adjudicative power of a court over an individual.
The court will only have personal jurisdiction, also referred to as "in personam jurisdiction," over a defendant if the defendant has been personally served or accepted service of court papers, and the defendant has at least some minimum contact with the state in which the court is located. Minimum contact varies on a case-by-case basis given the quality and quantity of defendant's contacts with the state.
The court's power over a individual.
(in personam jurisdiction): the power of a court to require a person to come before it and defend a lawsuit or suffer a judgment against that person. Courts generally have personal jurisdiction over persons who are citizens of the state in which the court is sitting, and over non residents who have certain minimum contacts with the state such that the exercise of jurisdiction over them does not offend traditional notions of substantial justice and fair play.
Personal jurisdiction is the power of a court to require that a party (usually the defendant) or a witness come before the court. The court must have personal jurisdiction to enforce its judgments or orders against a party.
