Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. Austin
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 18, 1981PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
POLLOCK, J.
The primary issue in this case is whether the courts of New Jersey must extend full faith and credit to a Pennsylvania civil *57court judgment for a fine for failure to file tax returns required by the Philadelphia Wage Tax Ordinance. A related question is whether the courts of New Jersey will enforce the judgment as a matter of comity.
The Burlington County District Court found that the judgment was entitled to full faith and credit and granted a motion for summary judgment for Philadelphia. 171 N.J.Super. 118 (1979). We granted direct…
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