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· 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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