Legal Opinion
Robison v. Sidebotham
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1957No. 15123PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEMMON, Circuit Judge.
“Because there must be an end to litigation, the legal principle of res judicata is a salutary one and should be freely applied,” says the successful litigant.
“Yes, but — ”, replies his adversary, “yes, but our case is different. As to us, res judicata should not be invoked because,” etc.
Debates of this type have been going on for centuries. In a towering milestone in the law of res judicata, a California jurist who attained a place on the United States Supreme Court, gave a masterly elucidation of the principle. We refer to Mr. Justice Field’s opinion in Cromwell v.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co. v. AdkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. SchendelSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Loring v. Town of KingsleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- Helene Marceau Sidebotham v. W. L. Robison, Administrator of the Estate of Robert Sidebotham, Deceased, and Robert Sidebotham and James SidebothamCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Southwest Airlines Company v. Texas International Airlines, Inc. v. Texas Aeronautics Commission, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Aerojet-General Corp. v. AskewCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Jackson v. HayakawaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Jackson v. HayakawaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Hoefflin v. HolcombeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
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