Supreme Court of Alabama

Pirtek USA, LLC v. Michael Whitehead and Fluid Services, Inc.; Pirtek USA, LLC v. Michael Whitehead and Fluid…

June 11, 20102010 Ala. LEXIS 96

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court reversed the Mobile Circuit Court and remanded, holding that the Florida court had proper subject‑matter jurisdiction to enter the foreign judgment and that the judgment did not violate due‑process rights. The Court also ruled that the lower court erred by probing the merits of the foreign judgment, which is prohibited under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.