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Godard v Gray

(1870) LR 6 QB 139
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1870
Statusunclear

Key Principle

At common law a foreign in personam judgment for a debt is generally conclusive on the merits if the foreign court had jurisdiction, subject to limited defences.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — foreign-judgment-recognition

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