Legal Opinion

Hogg v. Link

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1883No. 9641Published

From the LaPorte Circuit Court.

1Opinion

Oh Petitioh for a Rehearing.

Black, C.

— We have examined again the question involved in this case, under a petition for a rehearing, and after careful consideration we have found no reason to modify the conclusion before reached. We take this occasion to indicate-more definitely the grounds of our decision.

*352A judgment of a court having jurisdiction is conclusive of the issue involved, as between the parties and their privies. Fraud in the procurement of the judgment is an extrinsic and collateral fact, and constitutes ground for a direct attack upon the judgment by a party thereto, by an…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Douglass v. HowlandNew York Supreme Court · 1840
  2. Webster v. ReidSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
  3. Candee v. . LordNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
  4. Shufelt v. ShufeltNew York Court of Chancery · 1841
  5. Bridgeport Fire & Marine Insurance v. WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1866

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