Clive v. Mason

STEWART, Justice:

Plaintiff recovered a judgment by default against the defendants for the possession and title of an automobile and $3,000 punitive damages for the wrongful taking thereof. Plaintiff recovered possession of the automobile; but because defendants resided in California, the judgment was forwarded to a firm of attorneys in that state for collection. Under California procedure, an Application for Entry of Sister State Judgment and Notice of Entry of Sister State Judgment were served on defendants on April 1, 1979, in Los Angeles. They obtained legal counsel there who negotiated a…