Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Ely
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided September 27, 1977No. TC 75-208 E., SC 24809PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTongue, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the Klamath County Circuit Court registering a default judgment by the Superior Court for Spokane County, Washington in the stun of $9,244.45. The defendants, Oregon residents, contend that the Washington court lacked jurisdiction over them and that, as a result, the Washington judgment is not entitled to full faith and credit.
The plaintiffs assert that the facts of the case, as stipulated, show sufficient "contacts” between the defendants and the state of Washington to give the Washington court jurisdiction under that state’s "long-arm statute,” RCW…
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