In Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an Ohio court had jurisdiction over a Philippine corporation, Benguet Consolidated Mining Co., despite its temporary relocation to Ohio due to World War II. The company's president conducted business activities in Ohio such as maintaining an office, keeping company files and records, conducting correspondence related to business affairs, and managing other aspects of the corporation’s affairs including salary payments and hiring legal representation for matters outside of Ohio. A resident of California sued the mining company in an Ohio state court for shares he claimed were wrongfully seized by the company during WWII while it was under Japanese control. The defendant argued that since they were incorporated in Philippines with their principal place of business there too, they could not be sued in any US courts except where they consented or had substantial connection with (minimum contacts). However, Justice Black delivered opinion stating that continuous corporate operations within a state are enough to make out presence even if those operations aren't central to what the corporation does overall.

In the dissenting opinion for Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co., Justice Robert H. Jackson argued that the majority's decision to allow Ohio courts jurisdiction over a foreign corporation was an overreach of state power and violated principles of due process. He contended that simply because a company conducts some business activities within a state does not automatically subject it to local jurisdiction, especially when the cause of action is unrelated to those activities. Justice Jackson expressed concern about potential abuses this ruling could lead to, as states might be tempted to assert their authority over corporations with minimal connections in order to attract litigation or impose their own policies on these entities. He believed such practices would disrupt interstate commerce and undermine federalism by allowing individual states too much control over national economic affairs.