Legal Opinion
Diversified Foods, Inc. v. The First National Bank of Boston
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 8, 1993No. 92-1164PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
In this case the district court dismissed a suit brought under the Bank Holding Company Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1972, on the ground that it was barred by res judicata. The prior litigation, held to bar the new federal action, was a state-court suit brought by the same plaintiffs against the same defendants and decided in favor of the latter. The disappointed plaintiffs now appeal, urging on several grounds that res judica-ta does not properly apply. In full agreement with the district court, we affirm its decision.
The procedural history of the two cases is complex and…
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- Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Flood v. KuhnSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Blumenstock Bros. Advertising Agency v. Curtis Publishing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
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