Price v. Schaeffer
Citations
- 161 Pa. 530
- 29 A. 279
- 1894 Pa. LEXIS 729
Syllabus
<p>Constitutional law — Judgment of another state — Contradiction of record —Jurisdiction—Affidavit of defence. ’</p> <p>In an action upon a judgment entered in the court of another state, the record may be contradicted by evidence of facts impeaching the jurisdiction of the court.</p> <p>An affidavit- of defence to such an action is sufficient which avers that the appearance recited in the record of the judgment sued on was merely constructive, and that in fact the defendant was not served with process, did not appear, and had no knowledge of the suit until recently when demand was made upon him in this jurisdiction for payment.</p>
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Judges: Fell, Green, McCollum, Mitchell, Sterrett
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