In National General Corp. v. Dutch Inns of America, Inc. (1971) 15 Cal. App. 3d 490, the court upheld a statute that governed the attachment of property in contract actions. The property of California residents could be attached only if the contract sued upon was unsecured, but property of nonresidents could be attached whether or not the contract was secured. (Id. at p. 495.) The court noted that it is more difficult to satisfy a judgment against an out-of-state debtor. Attachment provided the state with quasi in rem jurisdiction, giving the court the power to require a judgment to be satisfied out of the property attached. (Id. at pp. 495-496.)