Tropic Leisure Corp. v. Hailey

DAVIS, Judge.

*916 This case presents the question of whether a North Carolina court must give full faith and credit to a judgment rendered in a foreign jurisdiction under procedural rules prohibiting the defendant from being represented by counsel at trial. Jerry A. Hailey ("Defendant") appeals from an order denying his motion for relief from a foreign judgment that Tropic Leisure Corp. and Magens Point, Inc., d/b/a Magens Point Resort *131 (collectively "Plaintiffs") sought to enforce against him in North Carolina. On appeal, Defendant argues that the foreign judgment should not be enforced because…