Wall v. Stinson

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

We grant full faith and credit to another state’s judgment only if the issuing court had jurisdiction over the parties and the subject in controversy. But when jurisdiction has been fully litigated in the issuing court, we must credit that court’s jurisdictional decision. Alaskan Robert B. Wall appeared in court in Oregon and contested Oregon’s jurisdiction over his person and over the subject matter of his child support action. The court decided that it had jurisdiction and entered a child support judgment against Wall. Wall abandoned his appeal. He later attacked the…