William O. Douglas

“ For in those cases the Court had held that the State of the forum could not defeat the foreign judgment because it was obtained by a procedure hostile to or inconsistent with that of the forum or because it was based on a cause of action which the forum itself would not have recognized.
Any other result would defeat the aim of the Full Faith and Credit Clause and the statute enacted pursuant to it. [8] It is when a clash of policies between two states emerges that the need of the Clause is the greatest. It and the statute which implements it are indeed designed to resolve such controversies. ”

“ Missouri has a statute which limits the life of a judgment to ten years after its original rendition or ten years after its revival. [1] Missouri also provides that no judgment can be revived after ten years from its rendition. [2] These provisions are applicable to all judgments whether rendered by a Missouri court or by any other court.
Petitioner has a Colorado judgment against respondent. It was obtained in 1927 and revived in Colorado [3] in 1945 in personal service upon respondent in Missouri. Suit was then brought in Missouri on the revived Colorado judgment. ”

“ Rule 6 (a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A., provides that where the last day for performance of an act falls on a Sunday or a legal holiday, performance on the next day which is not a Sunday or legal holiday is timely. ”