Section 27.16 Tangible Property

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B. (§27.16) Tangible Property

Decrees affecting rights in tangible property, whether real or personal, located outside the state are not entitled to full faith and credit. See Fall v. Eastin, 215 U.S. 1 (1909). In Fall, the Supreme Court of the United States held that a decree affecting the disposition of real property located in another state cannot operate beyond the state in which jurisdiction is exercised and is not entitled to full faith and credit. The Court did recognize, however, that a court may...