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UNION NATIONAL BANK v. LAMB Case Brief
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Case Brief Summary & Legal Analysis
tl;dr: A state must enforce a sister state’s revived judgment, even if its own laws would have barred the revival. The crucial question is whether the revival created a new judgment under the rendering state’s law, which the forum state cannot ignore based on its own public policy.
Legal Significance: This case reinforces that the Full Faith and Credit Clause prevents a forum state from looking behind a sister state’s valid judgment to apply its own conflicting public policy or procedural rules regarding statutes of limitation on the original claim.
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Case Facts & Court Holding
Key Facts & Case Background
In 1927, Union National Bank obtained a money judgment against Lamb in Colorado. In 1945, the bank revived the judgment in a Colorado court, effectuating personal service on Lamb in Missouri. The bank then brought suit in Missouri to enforce the 1945 revived judgment. Missouri law, however, provides that a judgment’s life is limited to ten years and prohibits revival after that period. Based on this local law, the Supreme Court of Missouri refused to enforce the Colorado judgment. It reasoned that because the original 1927 judgment could not have been revived under Missouri law, it was not required to give full faith and credit to the 1945 Colorado revival, even assuming the revived judgment was valid in Colorado. The Missouri court held that the law of the forum (lex fori) regarding limitations periods controlled.
Court Holding & Legal Precedent
Issue: Does the Full Faith and Credit Clause require a forum state to enforce a sister state’s revived judgment when the forum state’s own law would have prohibited the revival of the original judgment due to the expiration of its statute of limitations?
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Legal Issue
Does the Full Faith and Credit Clause require a forum state to enforce a sister state’s revived judgment when the forum state’s own law would have prohibited the revival of the original judgment due to the expiration of its statute of limitations?
Conclusion
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Legal Rule
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Legal Analysis
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- The Full Faith and Credit Clause requires a state to enforce