WALLIHAN v. HUGHES


82 S.E.2d 553 (1954)

196 Va. 117

WALLIHAN v. HUGHES.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

June 21, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sands, Marks & Sands, Richmond, for appellant.

T. Nelson Parker, Thomas N. Parker, Jr., Richmond, for appellee.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, MILLER, SMITH, and WHITTLE, JJ.


MILLER, Justice.

This appeal presents the ultimate question of what effect is to be given a decretal judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction of a sister state embodying and approving a postnuptial marriage agreement though the agreement may infringe upon the public policy of this State. The full faith and credit clause, Article IV, § 1, of the United States Constitution, the Act of Congress, 28 U.S.C. § 1738...

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