Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.

Perkins (plaintiff), a nonresident of Ohio, sued Benguet Consolidated Mining Co. (defendant), a Philippine corporation, in Ohio state court over unissued stock certificates and dividends; during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Benguet's president had relocated to Ohio and conducted the company's business there, including paying salaries, maintaining bank accounts, keeping an office, and holding meetings. Benguet moved to quash service for lack of jurisdiction, and the state supreme court agreed; Perkins appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.