Legal Opinion
United States v. Munsingwear, Inc. (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1949No. 13875, 13876PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
The question for decision is whether the unconditional dismissal by this ¡Court of an appeal from a judgment of a District Court, entered after a trial on the merits of a case controlled by federal law, prevents the judgment from becoming a bar-to-the relitigation, in a subsequent action between the same parties upon a different claim, of the identical issue determined by the judgment, if the dismissal of the appeal was based upon the conclusion that the case had become moot.
These appeals are from judgments dismissing two actions for treble damages, upon the ground that…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Southern Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Apex Hosiery Co. v. LeaderSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by18 opinions
- United States v. Munsingwear, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Riera v. PizáSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1962
- Acheson v. DroesseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- John Wight and Mondakota Gas Company, a Corporation v. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Meredith v. John Deere Plow Co. Of Moline, IllCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
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