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· 3/12/1860

Jeter v. Hewitt

Citations

  • 63 U.S. 352
  • 16 L. Ed. 345
  • 22 How. 352
  • 1859 U.S. LEXIS 734

How courts have described this case

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  • observing that “res judicata ren ders white that which is black, and straight that which is crooked”
  • in some cases, harsh results may be visited by a rule of public policy which “renders white that which is black, and straight that which is crooked____”
  • “[R]es judicata renders white that which is black, and straight that which is crooked.”
  • “res judicata renders white that which is black, and straight that which is crooked”

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Judges: Campbell

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