Dissent
In a dissent joined by Justice Byron Raymond White, Justice John Paul Stevens argued that Rudzewicz had never been to Florida and had no business established in Florida. Rudzewicz could not have anticipated being summoned into court in Florida, and it violates the due process clause to require a small businessman in Michigan to have to make an appearance in a court in Florida to present his defense.
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Famous quotes containing the word dissent:
“May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.”
—Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)
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