Giehrl v. Royal Aloha Vacation Club, Inc.

OPINION

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

If one state court determines — in default proceedings — that it has personal jurisdiction over the defendant, and a second state court determines — with both parties present and litigating the matter — that the first court lacked jurisdiction over- the defendant’s person, to which court, if either, should an Arizona court defer under the Full Faith and Credit Clause? That is the question presented in this appeal. The clear answer to the question is that the Arizona court must grant full faith and credit to the court that made its determination with both…