O'Brien v. New York Edison Co.

THOMAS, District Judge.

On March 9th, 1937, in an action between the parties to this suit a judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint was recovered by defendants after a trial of the issues before Judge Coxe and a jury.

That judgment has been set up by the defendants in these four actions as a bar to the maintenance of these suits. Orders have been entered herein directing that the sufficiency of the defendants’ pleas of res adjudicata be heard and determined prior to the trial of any other issues in these actions, and that question has been submitted to this Court for determination after a…