Legal Opinion
Tyson v. . Tyson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 21, 1941PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSeawell, J.
The defendant states in his brief that the main question involved in the present case is the validity in this State of the divorce decree granted him in Florida. He contends that it should be given full faith and credit here, as a judgment of a sister state.
The attitude of the North Carolina Court in refusing to recognize as valid a decree of divorce granted against a resident of this State upon whom no personal service has been made in the jurisdiction of the forum does not offend against the full faith and credit clause (Article IY, sec. 1), of the Federal Constitution. Pennoyer v. Neff, 95…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Haddock v. HaddockSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Maynard v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Scott v. McNealSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Harris v. . HarrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. . WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
- McFarland v. McFarlandSupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
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- Coble v. . CobleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
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