Supreme Court· 4/29/1946

Griffin v. Griffin

Citations

327 U.S. 220
66 S. Ct. 556
90 L. Ed. 635
1946 U.S. LEXIS 2731

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holding that absence of notice barred District of Columbia court from according full faith and credit to a New York court’s alimony award
holding judgment unenforceable on due process grounds where it was procured without notice
judgment obtained in violation of procedural due process is not entitled to full faith and credit
judgment obtained in violation of procedural due process is not entitled to full faith and credit
judgment directing the execution on an alimony debt violated due process because issued ex parte and had cut off defense available to the husband
full faith and credit may not be given to judgments obtained in violation of procedural due process

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Judges: Black, Frankfurter, Jackson, Rutledge, Stone

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