Bloodworth v. Ellis

In this appeal, we must determine whether the trial court erred in failing to receive evidence concerning a challenge to the jurisdiction of a sister state’s court prior to giving that court’s judgment full faith and credit pursuant to the Constitution of the United States, article IV, section 1. *

In November 1976, the plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and all other stockholders of Atlantic General Corporation, obtained a judgment against several defendants, including Jesse Bloodworth, in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. During the course of the proceedings,…