Legal Opinion
Berry v. Jeff Hunt MacHinery Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 30, 1978No. 56666PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
Jeff Hunt Machinery Co. ("Hunt”) obtained a default judgment against Henry Berry ("Berry”) in South Carolina, and brought suit to enforce that judgment in Georgia. Summary judgment was granted in favor of Hunt, and Berry appeals, contending that the South Carolina judgment was void for lack of personal jurisdiction. Held:
1. It is well settled that "personal jurisdiction is necessary before a judgment from a foreign jurisdiction will be given full faith and credit.” Boggus v. Boggus, 236 Ga. 126, 129 (223 SE2d 103). Where, as here, jurisdiction is neither alleged nor proved in…
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