· 12/15/1844
Reed v. Bias
Citations
- 8 Watts & Serg. 189
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “a different form of liability is not a different cause of action, provided it grows out of the same transaction, act, agreement, and seeks redress for the same wrong”
- the dimensions of a cause of action are determined not by the particular form of pleading used or the type of relief demanded, but by the substantive rights sought to be determined
- earlier action on note barred second action for money lent
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Judges: Burnside
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