Biczan v. Weil

Plaintiff’s wife brought an action in negligence

against the defendant, in which litigation • the husband was not a party. The jury brought in a verdict in favor of the defendant. In this action brought by- the husband for loss of services the defendant now attempts to set up the previous judgment in its favor as a bar. While there is something of logic in support of defendant’s contention, nevertheless the authorities seem to be against it. The present plaintiff not having appeared in the former litigation, there has not been such an identity of parties as to constitute the verdict there res…