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CARTER v. CARTER

Record No. 830841.

349 S.E.2d 95 (1986)

Vivian G. CARTER v. James Newman CARTER.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 10, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Guidoboni (Edward C. O'Connell, Bonner, O'Connell & Scheininger, on brief), for appellant.

Jacquelyn K. Boyden (Gerald R. Walsh, McCandlish, Lillard, Rust & Church, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

COCHRAN, Justice.

At issue in this appeal is the proper construction to be given Code § 8.01-252,1 which establishes a 10-year statute of limitations for actions in Virginia based on foreign judgments. Also at issue is the constitutional validity of this provision when viewed in conjunction with Code § 8.01-251,2 which provides a 20-year period for enforcement of judgments. Appellant contends the...

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