Legal Opinion
Frank E. Basil, Inc. v. Guardino
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 14, 1980No. 79-982PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
The issue before us is whether a California court’s exercise of in personam jurisdiction over appellant (Frank E. Basil, Inc., a Liberian corporation) in a breach of contract action brought by appellee Samuel T. Guardino was consistent with the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The trial court, concluding that the California court had jurisdiction, ruled that it was bound by article IV, section I of the United States Constitution to give full faith and credit to the California default judgment against appellant. We reverse.
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