Marlin Leasing Corp. v. Essa

DAVIS, Judge.

*661 *499 The Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution provides that a judgment entered in one state must be given the same effect in another state that it possesses in the state where it was rendered. A foreign judgment must, however, meet the criteria for a valid judgment under the laws of the rendering state - including the requirement of proper service of process upon the defendant - before it will be afforded full faith and credit.

Defendant Walid Essa appeals from an order in which the trial court found that a default judgment rendered against him in…