Legal Opinion
Raymond Homola v. Paul McNamara
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 5, 1995No. 94-1911, 94-2898, 95-1545 & 95-1573PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Litigation is society’s way to resolve disputes. Courts invite parties to make their evidence and arguments known. Appellate courts correct errors. After the process has run its course, there should be peace between the former adversaries. Many persons do not see litigation this way, however. They adopt a never-say-die attitude. If the first case goes against them, then some chicanery must be to blame. Now if the courts are unable to separate truth from fiction— the premise of this attitude toward the results of litigation — one would suppose that the remedy lies in…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by118 opinions
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- Centres, Inc. And Centres Ventures, Inc. v. Town of Brookfield, Wisconsin, Town of Brookfield Board of Supervisors, Keith HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Morton Nesses v. Randall T. ShepardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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