Albert G. Creath's Administrator, Complainant and Appellant v. William D. Sims was a case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1847 that concerned the rights of creditors to collect debts from debtors who had moved to another state after incurring their obligations. The complainant argued that under Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution (the Full Faith and Credit Clause), they were entitled to full faith and credit for judgments rendered against Sims in Virginia courts; however, Sims argued that he should not be held liable because he had since moved out of Virginia into Ohio before any judgment could be enforced against him there. Ultimately, the court ruled in favor of Sims on grounds that states are not obligated to enforce foreign judgments if those judgments conflict with their own laws or public policy considerations – such as when a debtor has already left one state for another prior to being sued there – even though they must give “full faith and credit” according to Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution.

In the dissenting opinion of Albert G. Creath's Administrator, Complainant and Appellant v. William D. Sims, Justice Catron argued that the court should have found in favor of the complainant on all counts due to a lack of evidence presented by the defendant to support his claims against them. The defendant had alleged that he was owed money for services rendered as an agent for goods purchased from him by another party but failed to present any proof or documentation showing such agreement between himself and said other party or even how much money he claimed was owed him. Furthermore, Justice Catron noted that there were several inconsistencies in testimony provided by witnesses called upon behalf of both parties which further weakened any argument made by either side regarding their respective claims against one another; thus making it impossible for a fair judgment to be reached without more substantial evidence being brought forth before the court.