Minuteman Press International, Inc. v. Sparks

OPINION

KELTNER, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the trial court erred in refusing to give full faith and credit to a New York judgment. We hold the trial court did err. As a result, we reverse and render judgment for appellant, Minuteman Press International, Inc.

The United States Constitution provides that each state must give a final judgment of a sister state the same force and effect the judgment would be entitled to in the state in which it was rendered. U.S. CONST, art. IV, sec. 1. Under the authority of the full faith and credit clause of the United States Constitution,…