Section 14: Presumption as to foreign judgment
The Code of Civil Procedure · Code of Civil Procedure · Part I · in_force
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The Court shall presume, upon the production of any document purporting to be a certified copy of a foreign Judgment, that such Judgment was pronounced by a Court of competent Jurisdiction, unless the contrary appears on the record ; but such presumption may be displaced by proving want of jurisdiction. PLACE OF SUING
Effective date: 1909-01-01
Related sections
Section 13: When foreign judgment not conclusiveSection 15: Court in which suits to be institutedSection 12: Bar to further suitSection 16: Suits to be instituted where subject matter situateSection 11: Res JudicataSection 17: Suits for immoveable property situate within jurisdiction of different Courts
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