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KWONGYUEN HANGKEE CO. v. STARR FIREWORKS

No. 21674.

634 N.W.2d 95 (2001)

2001 SD 113

KWONGYUEN HANGKEE COMPANY, LTD., Petitioner and Appellee, v. STARR FIREWORKS, INC., a/k/a Starr Fireworks, Respondent and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided August 29, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald A. Parsons, Jr., Scott N. Heidepriem of Johnson, Heidepriem, Miner, Marlow and Janklow, and Marc W. Tobias, Sioux Falls, SD, Attorneys for petitioner and appellee.

Erich K. Johnke, Timothy L. James of James & Associates, Yankton, SD, Attorneys for respondent and appellant.

MILLER, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] Starr Fireworks appeals the circuit court's decision to recognize and enforce a Hong Kong judgment. We hold that the Hong Kong judgment is recognizable and enforceable under the doctrine of comity.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] Kwongyuen Hangkee Company, Limited, sued Starr Fireworks in the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Court of First Instance for failure to pay for shipments of fireworks sent from...

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