When Does the Full Faith and Credit Clause Require Nevada Courts to Apply California Immunity Law?
Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt et al. Docket No. 02-42 From: Nevada Supreme Court Case at a Glance When a Nevada resident sued in the Nevada courts the California agency that enforces California’s personal income tax law, the Nevada courts declined to apply California’s immunity statute. Now the California Franchise Tax Board argues that the Full Faith and Credit Clause requires the Nevada courts to apply California immunity law, rather than Nevada law, to Gilbert P. Hyatt’s tort claims alleging intentional misconduct in Nevada against a Nevada citizens. • Previewed by Ferdinand P. Schoettle, a professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School in Minneapolis, Minn.
