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Comity: It’s Not the Law, But Trial Courts Should Act Like it Is

By Charles Gussow on July 11, 2014
Posted in Washington Supreme Court

The doctrine of comity allows a domestic court to recognize and enforce the judgment of a foreign court even though it is under no legal obligation to do so.  Comity is generally understood to be a voluntary courtesy, but in Washington it now appears to be something more like a rule of law.

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