Hilton v. Guyot

Hilton v. Guyot
Hilton v. Guyot
	Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 10, 1894; Decided June 3, 1895
Full case name	Henry Hilton v. Gustave Bertin Guyot, et al.
Citations	159 U.S. 113 (more) 16 S. Ct. 139; 40 L. Ed. 95; 1895 U.S. LEXIS 2294
Holding
	The enforcement of a foreign judgment rests on whether there is comity with the jurisdiction from which it is issued, based on criteria articulated by the Court.
Court membership
	Chief Justice Melville Fuller Associate Justices Stephen J. Field · John M. Harlan; Horace Gray · David J. Brewer; Henry B. Brown · George Shiras Jr.; Howell E. Jackson · Edward D. White
Case opinions
Majority	Gray, joined by Field, Brown, Shiras, White
Dissent	Fuller, joined by Harlan, Brewer, Jackson

Hilton v. Guyot, 159 U.S. 113 (1895), was a United States Supreme Court case where the Court ruled that the recognition and enforceability of a foreign judgment rested on the "comity of nations," namely whether there would be any reciprocity and mutual recognition by the foreign jurisdiction from which the judgment was issued.

Hilton established the fundamental basis for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States, remaining "the most detailed exposition of any American court" on this principle. It is also viewed as the quintessential statement of comity in international law, and is one of the earliest decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court to assert that international law is part of U.S. law.

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