fauntleroy doctrine

Fauntleroy doctrine. The principle that a state must give full faith and credit to another state’s judgment if the other state had proper jurisdiction, even though the judgment is based on a claim that is illegal in the state in which enforcement is sought. Fauntleroy v. Lum, 210 U.S. 230, 28 S.Ct. 641 (1908). [Cases: Judgment 815, 817. C.J.S. Judgments §§ 965, 967, 969–979.]

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双语律师Nanda，国际知名法学院国际法专业，擅长翻译各类与生物医学诉讼相关的法律文件。