Legal Opinion
Roark v. Sweigart
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided March 31, 1993No. 07-92-0008-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.
Kenneth Roark perfected this appeal from the trial court’s refusal to vacate a judgment secured against him by William F. Sweigart in a Pennsylvania court. The question presented is whether a Texas court must give full faith and credit to a foreign judgment when the questions of jurisdiction and the validity of the judgment have been fully and fairly litigated and finally decided in a court of a sister state. Holding that a Texas court must do so, we will affirm.
Roark, a resident of Dumas, together with Jerry Norrod and Kinard Theatres, Inc., executed a lease agreement…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Durfee v. DukeSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fauntleroy v. LumSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Hampton v. M'connelSupreme Court of the United States · 1818
- Bard v. Charles R. Myers Insurance Agency, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1992
- Colson v. Thunderbird Building MaterialsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Wen Lung Wu v. Walnut Equipment Leasing Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1995
- Cash Register Sales & Services of Houston, Inc. v. Copelco Capital, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
- Lawrence Systems, Inc. Ex Rel. Douglas-Guardian Warehouse Corp. v. Superior Feeders, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1994
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