· 3/21/1816
The St. Nicholas
Citations
- 14 U.S. 417
- 4 L. Ed. 125
- 1 Wheat. 417
- 1816 U.S. LEXIS 337
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “In civil litigation, a release is an affirmative defense to a plaintiff’s 15 claim for relief, not something the plaintiff must anticipate and negate in her pleading.”
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Judges: Johnson
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