Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Tremblay
Citations
- 223 U.S. 185
- 32 S. Ct. 309
- 56 L. Ed. 398
- 1912 U.S. LEXIS 2224
Syllabus
<p>The full faith and credit clause of the Constitution does not extend to judgments of foreign states or nations, and unless there is a treaty ' relative thereto this court has no jurisdiction under § 709, Rev. ■ Stat., to review a judgment of a state court on the ground' that it failed to give' full faith and credit to a judgment of a court of a foreign country.</p>
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- “No such right, privilege, or immunity, however, is conferred by the Constitution or by any statute of the United States in respect to the judgments of foreign states or nations ....”
- “No such right, privilege, or immunity . . . is conferred by the Constitution or by any statute of the United States in respect to the judgments of foreign states or nations . . . .”
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Judges: White
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