Hilton v. Guyot
159 U.S. 113 (1895)
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Nature Of The Case
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Facts
P sued D in United States court upon a judgment given in a French court. D denied the debt and contended that the merits of the case should be examined as would French courts would examine the merits of an American judgment against a French national in France. The circuit court entered judgment for P without an examination of the merits. P appealed.
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