Legal Opinion
Monks Own, Ltd. v. Monastery of Christ in the Desert
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 2007No. 29,973PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Justice.
{1} In this case we are asked to examine the New Mexico Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act (the UFMJRA). NMSA 1978, §§ 39-4B-1 to -9 (1991). Specifically, we address whether New Mexico courts apply New Mexico or Canadian law to determine if the Canadian court had personal jurisdiction over the New Mexico party when it entered a judgment against that party. In other words, we are asked to determine which law is to be applied, and in what order we apply that law, when determining personal jurisdiction of the foreign court. This question is important because…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Bank of Montreal, a Foreign Corporation v. Jack Kough, AKA John Keller KoughCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- State Farm Mutual Insurance v. ConyersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
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