BELL ATLANTIC TRICON LEASING CORP. v. JOHNNIE'S GARBAGE SERVICE, INC.

No. 9315SC169.

439 S.E.2d 221 (1994)

BELL ATLANTIC TRICON LEASING CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. JOHNNIE'S GARBAGE SERVICE, INC. and Johnnie McBroom, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith, Debnam, Hibbert & Pahl by Bettie Kelley Sousa and Byron L. Saintsing, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellee.

Nichols, Caffrey, Hill, Evans & Murrelle by ToNola D. Brown, Greensboro, for defendants-appellants.


WELLS, Judge.

This appeal presents the issue of whether North Carolina should afford full faith and credit to a default judgment of a New Jersey court against a North Carolina defendant. Defendant argues that New Jersey's exercise of in personam jurisdiction over defendant was constitutionally impermissible, rendering the New Jersey judgment void and unenforceable. We agree, and therefore reverse the superior court's denial of defendant's motion for relief...

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