Shumate v. Hillis

OPINION

MOISE, Justice.

Plaintiffs-appellants instituted this action to recover against defendant-appellee on a judgment rendered in California. A properly exemplified copy of the California judgment reciting that defendant had “been duly and regularly served with process pursuant to the provisions of the law pertaining to same” was attached to the complaint.

Defendant filed an answer (1) asserting that the complaint failed to state a cause of action; (2) pleading that the claim asserted was barred by the statute of limitations; (3) denying all of the allegations of the complaint; and (4)…