Highsmith v. Commonwealth

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “a decision of an issue of law on a demurrer is a decision on the merits ... ”
• “Although the district court’s dismissal was based on a principle of law that was later determined to be erroneous, its dismissal was nevertheless a final ruling on the merits of the case ...and thus, could serve as the basis for the preclusive effect of collateral estoppel.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).