Judgment--not conclusive, when--need not be recognized, when.
511.780. 1. A foreign country judgment is not conclusiveif:
(1) The judgment was rendered under a system which does notprovide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with therequirements of due process of law;
(2) The foreign court did not have personal jurisdictionover the defendant; or
(3) The foreign court did not have jurisdiction over thesubject matter.
2. A foreign country judgment need not be recognized if:
(1) The defendant in the proceedings in the foreign courtdid not receive notice of the proceedings in sufficient time toenable him to defend;
(2) The judgment was obtained by fraud;
(3) The claim for relief on which the judgment is based isrepugnant to the public policy of this state;
(4) The judgment conflicts with another final and conclusivejudgment;
(5) The proceeding in the foreign court was contrary to anagreement between the parties under which the dispute in questionwas to be settled otherwise than by proceedings in that court; or
(6) In the case of jurisdiction based only on personalservice, the foreign court was a seriously inconvenient forum forthe trial of the action.
Judgment--not conclusive, when--need not be recognized, when.
511.780. 1. A foreign country judgment is not conclusiveif:
(1) The judgment was rendered under a system which does notprovide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with therequirements of due process of law;
(2) The foreign court did not have personal jurisdictionover the defendant; or
(3) The foreign court did not have jurisdiction over thesubject matter.
2. A foreign country judgment need not be recognized if:
(1) The defendant in the proceedings in the foreign courtdid not receive notice of the proceedings in sufficient time toenable him to defend;
(2) The judgment was obtained by fraud;
(3) The claim for relief on which the judgment is based isrepugnant to the public policy of this state;
(4) The judgment conflicts with another final and conclusivejudgment;
(5) The proceeding in the foreign court was contrary to anagreement between the parties under which the dispute in questionwas to be settled otherwise than by proceedings in that court; or
(6) In the case of jurisdiction based only on personalservice, the foreign court was a seriously inconvenient forum forthe trial of the action.
Judgment--not conclusive, when--need not be recognized, when.
511.780. 1. A foreign country judgment is not conclusiveif:
(1) The judgment was rendered under a system which does notprovide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with therequirements of due process of law;
(2) The foreign court did not have personal jurisdictionover the defendant; or
(3) The foreign court did not have jurisdiction over thesubject matter.
2. A foreign country judgment need not be recognized if:
(1) The defendant in the proceedings in the foreign courtdid not receive notice of the proceedings in sufficient time toenable him to defend;
(2) The judgment was obtained by fraud;
(3) The claim for relief on which the judgment is based isrepugnant to the public policy of this state;
(4) The judgment conflicts with another final and conclusivejudgment;
(5) The proceeding in the foreign court was contrary to anagreement between the parties under which the dispute in questionwas to be settled otherwise than by proceedings in that court; or
(6) In the case of jurisdiction based only on personalservice, the foreign court was a seriously inconvenient forum forthe trial of the action.
