· 3/6/1942
Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving Association
Citations
- 19 Cal. 2d 807
- 122 P.2d 892
- 1942 Cal. LEXIS 409
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- \No satisfactory rationalization has been advanced for the requirement of mutuality. Just why a party who was not bound by a previous action should be precluded from asserting it as res judicata against a party who was bound by it is difficult to comprehend.\
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Judges: Traynor
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