Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Pullman Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1953No. 14132_1PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal by Mrs. Willie B. Johnson is from an order which was entered in the court below granting a summary judgment in favor of the defendant Pullman Company. The defendant contended successfully in the trial court and is contending here that Mrs. Johnson is estopped from proceeding in this suit by a judgment rendered -against her in a suit which she had previously brought in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Compa ny. 1 The appellant insists that the present case does not come within the rule of es-toppel…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bigelow v. Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Portland Gold Mining Co. v. Stratton's Independence, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
- Bell v. Riley Bus LinesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Goodloe v. Memphis & Charleston RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Aetna Ins. v. HannSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
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- Ettin v. Ava Truck Leasing, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1969