An action was brought upon a monetary judgment obtained in Sweden by an Englishman domiciled in Sweden against a defendant who resided and carried on business at Newcastle. The writ was served on the defendant during a short visit he was paying to Sweden and he duly appeared to answer it. Though he did not himself remain in Sweden, he was represented throughout the subsequent proceedings. He put in a defence and counterclaim and on three separate occasions appealed to the Court of Appeal at Gota.
Held: Notwithstanding his protestations that he had ‘only appeared under pressure, duress and compulsion of law,’ the English court could properly have enforced the foreign judgment on the ground that the defendant had submitted to the jurisdiction of the Swedish court.’
(1895) 12 TLR 59
England and Wales
Updated: 14 October 2021; Ref: scu.653060 br>