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NAT. BELLAS HESS v. DEPT. OF REVENUE

No. 241.

386 U.S. 753 (1967)

NATIONAL BELLAS HESS, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 8, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Archibald Cox argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Herman A. Benjamin and Julian R. Wilheim.

Terence F. MacCarthy, Special Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were William G. Clark, Attorney General, and Richard A. Michael, Assistant Attorney General.

James B. Lewis and Jay H. Topkis filed a brief for the American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion the Court.

The appellant, National Bellas Hess, is a mail order house with its principal place of business in North Kansas City, Missouri. It is licensed to do business in only that State and in Delaware, where it is incorporated. Although the company has neither outlets nor sales representatives in Illinois, the appellee, Department of Revenue, obtained a judgment from the Illinois...

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