What is the test for establishing jurisdiction of a plaintiff in a personal injury action?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Marriage of Halpern, In re, 133 Cal.App.3d 297, 184 Cal.Rptr. 740 (Cal. App. 1982):
"(1) 'Jurisdiction of the cause attaches at the time of the commencement of the action.' [citing Gardiner v. Royer (1914) 167 Cal. 238, 139 P. 75]
"(2) Jurisdiction confers authority to decide the case either way.
"(3) Subject-matter jurisdiction that is otherwise lacking cannot be conferred by waiver, consent, or estoppel." (Emphasis in text.)
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