Legal Opinion
Surrillo v. Drilake Farms, Inc.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided November 1, 1991No. 20221PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the Circuit Court of Jefferson County was correct in holding that judgments obtained in Puerto Rico against the defendants below, Drilake Farms, Inc., a West Virginia corporation, and Irvin King, a resident of Jefferson County and officer of the aforementioned corporation, were unenforceable in this State. The defendants asserted that the Puerto Rican courts lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants, thereby precluding enforcement of the judgments.
The material facts are undisputed. The defendants are apple growers. In 1978, they wanted…
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