Legal Opinion
Conn v. Whitmore
Utah Supreme Court
Decided August 11, 1959No. 8927PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROCKETT, Chief Justice.
George H. Conn, a resident of Illinois, brought this action in the district •court of Salt Lake County, Utah, against Rich Whitmore, a resident of Utah, based upon a judgment for $816.11 recovered in the Circuit Court of Stephenson County, Illinois. He claimed “full faith and credit” for the judgment which would preclude any defense upon the merits, 1 but not a •challenge to the jurisdiction of the court which entered it. 2 The defendant interposed the latter defense which was sustained by the trial court. Plaintiff appeals.
The primary question here is whether a…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Whittaker Corporation v. United Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
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- Colony Press, Inc. v. FleemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
- Elizabeth Taylor v. Portland Paramount CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
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