White Brothers Co. v. Commissioner

How courts have described this case

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• finding that \plaintiff was prevented from presenting his evidence on the mistaken theory that racial discrimination was irrelevant to his discharge\
• finding that “plaintiff was prevented from presenting his evidence on the mistaken theory that racial discrimination was irrelevant to his discharge”
• holding federal claims and defenses were not precluded where plaintiff tried to raise them in state proceedings but they were improperly excluded
• stating “ ‘while the purpose of the doctrine is to prevent a party from litigating the same issue twice, it should not be used to preclude a party from litigating the matter at all’ ” (quoting Gay v. Open Kitchens, Inc., 100 Ill. App. 3d 968, 972 (1981))
• no application of collateral estoppel or res judicata when plaintiff was prevented from raising claim in prior suit
• \To speculate on the grounds for the prior judgment would be to remove the burden placed on the proponent.\

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