Johnson v. Muelberger
| Johnson v. Muelberger | |
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| Decided March 12, 1951 | |
| Full case name | Johnson v. Muelberger |
| Citations | 340 U.S. 581 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 275 App.Div. 848, 88 N.Y.S.2d 783; 301 N.Y. 13, 92 N.E.2d 44 |
| Holding | |
| The Full Faith and Credit Clause prevents a third-party from challenging the validity of a divorce granted in a different state if that other state would not allow them to challenge the divorce. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Reed |
| Dissent | Frankfurter |
| Minton took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| Full Faith and Credit Clause | |
Johnson v. Muelberger, 340 U.S. 581 (1951), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the Full Faith and Credit Clause prevents a third-party from challenging the validity of a divorce granted in a different state if that other state would not allow them to challenge the divorce. A divorce granted in another state is typically called a "migratory divorce."