Respuesta :
Answer:
in personam jurisdiction.
Explanation:
Ralph is a resident of North Carolina. While driving through Texas, he has an accident involving Peter, a Texas resident. Peter files a lawsuit in a Texas state court. Over Ralph, the Texas court has in personam jurisdiction.
In personam means that a judgment can be enforceable against the person wherever he/she is.
Answer:
in personam jurisdiction
Explanation:
An in personam jurisdiction refers to the authority of the court to determine right and duties of the parties brought before it. when a court it means that the court has has the power to decide matters of a particular defendant.
A in personam jurisdiction will obligation that is imposed on an individual by the court become binding and the individual is obliged to carry out the decision imposed on him/ her by the court.
In the case of Ralph a North Carolina resident, who had an accident involving a Texas resident in Texas, the decision of the court will automatically be binding on him because the accident occurred with the state where the court has a jurisdiction.
