Cadle Co. v. Jay

I agree with the court’s conclusion that the New York judgment is enforceable in Florida. I submit, however, that despite language used by the parties in their briefs and during oral argument to suggest that this is a case about personal jurisdiction, the real issue raised is sufficiency of service of process. As the court’s opinion notes, the New York court conducted numerous proceedings on this issue, which fully comported with New York law, see section 308(5) New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (McKinney 1991), and expressly found that the Jays were properly served. Neither the Full…