ROARK v. SWEIGART

No. 07-92-0008-CV.

848 S.W.2d 387 (1993)

Kenneth ROARK, Appellant, v. William F. SWEIGART, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Rehearing Overruled March 31, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lovell & Lyle P.C., J.R. Lovell, Dumas, for appellant.

Louis T. Dubuque P.C., Louis T. Dubuque, Dumas, for appellee.

Before REYNOLDS, C.J., and DODSON and POFF, JJ.


REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

Kenneth Roark perfected this appeal from the trial court's refusal to vacate a judgment secured against him by William F. Sweigart in a Pennsylvania court. The question presented is whether a Texas court must give full faith and credit to a foreign judgment when the questions of jurisdiction and the validity of the judgment have been fully and fairly litigated and finally decided in a court of a sister state. Holding that a Texas court must...

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