Legal Opinion
Manco Contracting Co.(WLL) v. Bezdikian
California Supreme Court
Decided November 17, 2008No. S154076PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CORRIGAN, J.
In this case we decide when a foreign judgment is final for purposes of recognition under the Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act (UFMJRA) (Code Civ. Proc., former § 1713.1 et seq., added by Stats. 1967, ch. 503, § 1, p. 1847, repealed by Stats. 2007, ch. 212, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008)1 and what statute of limitations applies.
The UFMJRA authorizes recognition of “any foreign judgment that is final and conclusive and enforceable where rendered even though an appeal therefrom is pending or it is subject to appeal.” (Former § 1713.2.) When a foreign judgment is…
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