Legal Opinion
FL Mendez & Co. v. General Motors Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 8, 1947No. 9200PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing its complaint because, as the District Court said, the suit is barred by the adjudication in a previous action brought by plaintiff against defendant resulting in a judgment in favor of defendant. The-sole contention of plaintiff is that the .District Court erred in determining that the cause of action in the earlier case and that in this case are the same.
In its complaint plaintiff averred that it had been for more than five years prior to July 9, 1937, the owner of a retail automobile dealership holding a franchise…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- United States v. Memphis Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- United Shoe MacHinery Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Williamson v. Columbia Gas & Electric Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
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- Baird & Warner, Inc. v. Addison Industrial Park, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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