Hopkins v. Lee
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia. This was a# action of covenant, brought by the dé-fendant in error, (Lee,) against the plaintiff m error, (Hopkins,) to recover damages tor not conveying certain tracts of military lands, which the plaintiffin error had agreed to' convey, upon the defendant in error relieving a certain incumbrance held by one Ha wleigh Colston, upon an estate called Hill and Dale, and which Lee had previously granted and sold to…
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Error to the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia. This was a# action of covenant, brought by the dé-fendant in error, (Lee,) against the plaintiff m error, (Hopkins,) to recover damages tor not conveying certain tracts of military lands, which the plaintiffin error had agreed to' convey, upon the defendant in error relieving a certain incumbrance held by one Ha wleigh Colston, upon an estate called Hill and Dale, and which Lee had previously granted and sold to Hopkins, and for which the military lands itt question were to be received in part payment. The declaration set forth the…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. justice Livingston
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The first question which this Court has to consider is, whether the proceedings, in Chancery were properly admitted in evidence in the Court below.
It is not denied, as a general rule, that a fact which has been directly tried, and decided by-a Court.of competent jurisdiction, cannot be contested again between the same parties, in the same or any other Court. . Hence a verdict ¿nd. judgment of a Court of record, or a decree in Chancery, although not binding on strangers, puts an end to all further controversy concerning the.points thus…
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