Orix Financial Services, Inc. v. Murphy

STUART, Justice.

Orix Financial Services, Inc., appeals the order of the Lee Circuit Court holding the default judgment Orix obtained against Opelika resident John Allen Murphy in a New York court void. We reverse and remand.

I

On February 7, 1998, Murphy executed a promissory note pursuant to which he agreed to pay Orix $67,048.1 That promissory note contained the following clause:

“As part of the consideration for making the advance represented by this promissory note, [Orix], maker(s), and any endorser(s) hereby designate and appoint Edwin M. Baum, Esq., and C-A Credit Corp., both of New York,…