Mnemonic Device:
- BaCTeRIa, SEX and MARRIAGE
Explanation: To remember, in Civil Procedure, seven statutory grounds for long-arm jurisdiction, specifically for the State of Missouri.
- B = Business transactions in the state
- C = Contracts made or accepted in the state
- T = Committing a Tort in the state
- R = Possessing Real Estate in the state
- I = Insuring a risk in the state
- Sex = the act of sex in the state near the time of conception of a child
- Marriage = living in marriage in the state
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