Legal Opinion
Daniel B. Southard v. Margaret F. Southard, Also Known as Margaret F. Graham
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 23, 1962No. 251, Docket 27301PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge.
This appeal from the dismissal of the appellant’s action raises the ques*731tion whether an action in a federal court for declaratory judgment may be used to invalidate a divorce decree on the ground that the state court entering that decree unconstitutionally failed to give the required full faith and credit to a prior divorce decree of a sister state. We hold that the presentation in this action of such a substantive question is barred by elementary principles of res judicata, and affirm the order of the district court.
This lawsuit arises from the fact that after the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Morris v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Reed v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Nealis v. BairdSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
- Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon v. Lewis S. RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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