· 2/12/1945
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Duel
Citations
- 324 U.S. 154
- 65 S. Ct. 573
- 89 L. Ed. 812
- 1945 U.S. LEXIS 2434
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that res judicata \is no defense where between the time of the first judgment and the second there has been a change in the law creating an altered situation\
- observing that “res judicata is no defense where between the time of the first judgment and the second there has been an intervening decision or a change in the law creating an altered situation”
- observing that “res judicata is no defense where between the time of the first judgment and the second there has been an intervening decision or a change in the law creating an altered situation.”
- concluding that Federated overruled State Farm
- estoppel does not apply when change in law has intervened between time of first judgment and second action
- “[RJes judicata is no defense where between the time of the first judgment and the second there has been- an intervening decision or change in the law creating an altered situation.”
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Judges: Douglas, Jackson, Roberts
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