Tennessee § 20-2-201 - Foreign corporations subject to actions.

§ 20-2-201. Foreign corporations subject to actions.

Any corporation claiming existence under the laws of the United States or any other state or of any country foreign to the United States, or any business trust found doing business in this state, shall be subject to suit here to the same extent that corporations of this state are by the laws of this state liable to be sued, so far as relates to any transaction had, in whole or in part, within this state or any cause of action arising here, but not otherwise. A corporation or trust having any transaction with persons or having any transaction concerning any property situated in this state, through any agency whatever acting for it within the state, shall be held to be doing business here within the meaning of this section. Acts 1887, ch. 226, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§ 4543, 4544; mod. Code 1932, §§ 8676, 8677; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-220. Cross-References. Corporations, registered agents and service of process, §§ 48-25-107 — 48-25-110 . Nonprofit corporations, office and agent, title 48, ch. 55. Nonprofit foreign corporations, title 48, ch. 65. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 132. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 1.22. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 7 Tenn. Juris., Corporations, §§ 111, 112, 118, 121; 17 Tenn. Juris., Jurisdiction, §§ 5, 13; 21 Tenn. Juris., Process, §§ 8, 9. Law Reviews. A Tale of Two Jurisdictions, 68 Vand. L. Rev. 501 (2015). Aligning Law and Forum: The Home Court Advantage, 81 Tenn. L. Rev. 1 (2013). Constitutional Law — Personal Jurisdiction — A State's Ability to Exercise Jurisdiction over a Foreign Manufacturer, 81 Tenn. L. Rev. 339 (2014). Civil Procedure — Long Arm Statute — Davenport v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.: Has Tennessee Fully Embraced the “Minimum Contacts” Test?, 19 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 117 (1989). Civil Procedure — The Drafting of Legal Documents Governing the Sale of Real Property Within the Forum as a Basis for the Exercise of Long-Arm In Personam Jurisdiction, 15 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 667 (1985). Federal Civil Procedure — Personal Jurisdiction — General Jurisdiction Over Foreign Corporations Based Upon Domestic Subsidiary Activity Within The Forum State, 82 Tenn. L. Rev. 461 (2015). The Future of General Jurisdiction in Tennessee, 27 U. Mem. L. Rev. 559 (1997). The Long-Arm Wrestle: Personal Jurisdiction in Tennessee (Steven E. Winn), 56 Tenn. L. Rev. 557 (1989). Cited: Howell v. Shepherd, 29 Tenn. App. 375, 196 S.W.2d 849, 1945 Tenn. App. LEXIS 116 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1945); Atchison, T. & S. F. R. Co. v. Ortiz, 50 Tenn. App. 317, 361 S.W.2d 113, 1962 Tenn. App. LEXIS 152 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1962); Temco, Inc. v. General Screw Products, Inc., 261 F. Supp. 793, 1966 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7977 (M.D. Tenn. 1966); Chambliss v. Coca-Cola Bottling Corp., 274 F. Supp. 401, 1967 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11090 (E.D. Tenn. 1967); Southern Machine Co. v. Mohasco Industries, Inc., 401 F.2d 374, 1968 U.S. App. LEXIS 5493 (6th Cir. Tenn. 1968); Paulk v. Paulk, 656 S.W.2d 34, 1983 Tenn. App. LEXIS 696 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1983); Four Seasons Gardening & Landscaping, Inc. v. Crouch, 688 S.W.2d 439, 1984 Tenn. App. LEXIS 3449 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1984); Walker v. Nationwide Ins. Co., 813 S.W.2d 135, 1990 Tenn. App. LEXIS 766 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1990); Southern Sys. v. Torrid Oven Ltd., 58 F. Supp. 2d 843, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16913 (W.D. Tenn. 1999); Lamb v. Megaflight, Inc., 26 S.W.3d 627, 2000 Tenn. App. LEXIS 82 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000).