Legal Opinion
Reading & Bates Construction Co. v. Baker Energy Resources Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided March 30, 1998No. 01-95-01526-CVPublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HEDGES, Justice.
We are asked to decide two issues. First, did the district court err when it denied recognition to and enforcement of a Canadian judgment on “public policy” and “reciprocity” grounds under the Uniform Foreign Country Money-Judgment Recognition Act (UFCMJRA)? 1 Second, did the district court err when it refused to give full faith and credit through the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (UEFJA) 2 to a Louisiana judgment that recognized the same Canadian judgment? We reverse.
BACKGROUND TO THIS APPEAL
The Canadian Judgment
In 1983, appellant Reading & Bates…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Walker v. PackerTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Milwaukee County v. M. E. White Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Thomas v. Washington Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Yarborough v. YarboroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- Pennwell Corp. v. Ken Associates, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
- Southwest Livestock and Trucking Company, Inc. Darrel Hargrove Mary Jane Hargrove v. Reginaldo RamnCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
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