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Judicial comity

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

The principle in accordance with which the courts of one state or jurisdiction will give effect to the laws and judicial decisions of another, not as a matter of obligation, but out of deference and respect Franzen v. Zimmer, 90 Hun, 103, 35 N. Y. Supp. 612; Stowe v. Bank (C. -C.) 92 Fed. 96; Mast v. Mfg. Co...

177 U. S. 485 , 20 Sup. Ct. 708, 44 In Ed. 856; Conklin v. Shipbuilding Co. (C. C.) 123 Fed. 916.