Mahan v. Wyopa Co.
Wyoming Supreme Court
ERROR to tbe District Court, Fremont County; Hon.' Chas. E. Winter, Judge. Action by John F. Mahan against the Wyopa Company and E. E. Billow as receiver thereof. Upon a judgment rendered in the state of New York in favor of William It. Edison and against Wyopa Company and thereafter assigned to plaintiff. The New York judgment is entitled to full faith and credit. (4410 C. S. 1920 does not apply to judgments of sister states.
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ERROR to tbe District Court, Fremont County; Hon.' Chas. E. Winter, Judge. Action by John F. Mahan against the Wyopa Company and E. E. Billow as receiver thereof. Upon a judgment rendered in the state of New York in favor of William It. Edison and against Wyopa Company and thereafter assigned to plaintiff. The New York judgment is entitled to full faith and credit. (4410 C. S. 1920 does not apply to judgments of sister states. See. 1 Art. IV, U. S. Const.) The foreign court was one of competent jurisdiction. (Steinhardt v. Baker, 163 N. Y. 410.) The judgment is not open to collateral attack…
1Opinion of the Court
Beabd, Chief Justice.
This suit was brought iu the district court of Fremont county by the plaintiff in error against the defendants in error upon an alleged judgment of the supreme court of New York county, state of New York, in favor of William R. Eidson and against Wyopo Company; said judgment having been assigned to the plaintiff. The cause was tried to the court without a jury. The court found generally in favor of defendant, Billow, as receiver (he being the only defendant appearing and pleading) and against the plaintiff, and rendered judgment accordingly. Plaintiff brings the case to…
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