Davidson & Company, Limited v. Allen

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, C. J.:

This action was instituted by Davidson & Company, Limited, a Canadian brokerage firm, against the Allens to recover $12,604.23 allegedly due upon a default judment for that amount entered by a court of general jurisdiction in British Columbia, Canada. Our district court found that the Canadian court lacked jurisdiction to render a valid in personam judgment against the Allens. Accordingly, it entered summary judgment for the defendants, from which this appeal is taken.

Stating the facts most to the advantage of Davidson & Company, as we are bound to do…