Which of the following is a false statement?
A) An action in personam is one in which the plaintiff is seeking to hold the defendant liable on a personal obligation.
B) In an action in personam the court need only have jurisdiction over the subject matter of the controversy.
C) An action in rem is one in which the plaintiff is seeking to enforce a right against certain property owned by the defendant.
D) Long Arm statutes allow a lawsuit to be instituted against an out-of-state defendant in the plaintiff’s home state if the defendant does business in the state.
Answer
B) In an action in personam the court need only have jurisdiction over the subject matter of the controversy.
Personam is an action in which judgment is sought against a person which is based on the authority of the court, or jurisdiction
Explanation
It is true that there is a requirement that the court should have subject-matter jurisdiction which means that the court can only assume power over a claim which it is authorized to hear under the laws of the jurisdiction, however, this is not the case because personam means that a judgment can be enforceable against the person wherever he/she is and this is just an extended ability of the court to handle a case not within the jurisdiction
