Montie Spano v. Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, a Division of Wells Fargo Bank f/k/a Greater Bay Capital

In the present case, we consider whether a foreign judgment is enforceable in Florida and entitled to full faith and credit where it appears the foreign court granted the judgment without holding an evidentia-ry hearing. Montie Spano appeals an order denying her petition to invalidate a foreign judgment, arguing that the judgment was unenforceable in Florida because the Illinois court did not hold an evidentia-ry hearing on long-arm jurisdiction, as required by Illinois law. We agree that the record before us supports Spano’s assertion that the Illinois court did not afford her a full and…