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Lisa was born and raised in Florida and then went to a Minnesota college on a hockey scholarship. After graduating, she hoped to play professional hockey at whatever team would draft her, and was open to playing for the Minnesota Compulsory Counterclaims.Phoebe was born and raised in New Mexico. She moved to Minnesota to attend medical school. She liked Minnesota and was open to staying there to practice, but was also open to practicing back in New Mexico.One day, during their junior year, both got in a car accident outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota because Lisa was playing Tank simulator on her Oculus Quest virtual reality headset while driving. Phoebe's car was totaled and she had to go to the hospital for two weeks where she had two surgeries performed; she was also uninsured. Both Minnesota federal and state courts follow Gordon v. Steele to determine domicile. Case #1: Phoebe sued Lisa for $80,000 in Minnesota federal court. Lisa filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The motion was overruled. At trial, the jury found for Lisa because it found Phoebe contributorily negligent for texting while driving. Phoebe appealed on the grounds that subject matter jurisdiction was lacking, but was lacking, but the appeal failed. Case #2: Phoebe figured she'd take her chances and sued again in Minnesota federal court.Was the court in case #1 a court of competent jurisdiction?A.Yes.B.No.
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