 | William Wait - Actions and defenses - 1879 - 1002 pages
...generally true. First, that the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, directly upon the point, is, as a plea, a bar, or, as evidence, conclusive between the same parties, npon the same matter, directly in question in another conrt ; Secondly, that the judgment of a court... | |
 | David Sutherland (barrister-at-law.), Great Britain. Privy Council. Judicial Committee - Law reports, digests, etc - 1880 - 1060 pages
...true : first, that the judgment of a Court of concurrent jurisdiction directly upon the points is, as a plea, a bar, or as evidence, conclusive between the same parties upon the same matter directly in question in another Court ; secondly, that the judgment of a Court of exclusive jurisdiction,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 1128 pages
...How. St. Tr. 355) "that the judgment of a court of concurrent jurisdiction directly upon the point is as a plea, a bar, or as evidence conclusive between the same parties upon the same matter directly in question in another court," is of universal application. In Russell v. Place, 94 US 606,... | |
 | 1880 - 682 pages
...jurisdiction," (and a fortiori of the same Court,) on a point directly at issue between them is, as a plea in bar or as evidence, conclusive, between the same parties upon the same matter directly in question in another, (and a fortiori in the same,) Court. (Opinion of the Judges in the... | |
 | Austin Abbott - Action and defenses - 1880 - 928 pages
...general rules are : 1. The judgment of a court of concurrent jurisdiction directly upon the point is, as a plea, a bar, or, as evidence, conclusive between the same parties, on the same matter directly in question in another court ; 2. The judgment of a court of exclusive... | |
 | Benjamin Russell, M.A. - 1880 - 678 pages
...jurisdiction," (and a fortiori of the same Court,) on a point directly at issue between them is, as a plea in bar or as evidence, conclusive, between the same parties upon the same matter directly in question in another, (and a fortiori in the samej Court. (Opinion of the Judges in the... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 884 pages
...true : first " that the judgment of a Court of concurrent jurisdiction " directly upon the point is, as a plea, a bar, or, as evidence, " conclusive, between the same parties upon the same matter "directly in question in another Court; secondly, that the " judgment of a Court of exclusive jurisdiction,... | |
 | Frank Sumner Rice - Civil procedure - 1892 - 832 pages
...generally true: First, that the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction directly upon the point is, as a plea, a bar, or as evidence, conclusive between the same parties, upon the same matter, directly in question in another court; secondly, that the judgment of a court of exclusive jurisdiction... | |
 | John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland - Law - 1893 - 1116 pages
...applies or not.1 1. "The judgment of a court of concurrent jurisdiction directly upon the point is, as a plea, a bar; or, as evidence, conclusive between the same parties, upon the same matter directly in question, in another court." Duchess of Kingston's Case, ii State Trials 261; 2 Smith's... | |
 | Great Britain. High Court of Justice, Charles Francis Morrell - Bankruptcy - 1893 - 396 pages
...4fch ed.) it is said ' The judgment of a court of concurrent jurisdiction directly upon the point is as a plea, a bar, or as evidence, conclusive between the same parties upon the same matter directly in question in another Court.' But there has been no judgment upon the matter stated in this... | |
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From the variety of cases relative to judgments being given in evidence in civil suits, these two deductions seem to follow as generally true: first, that the judgment of a court of concurrent jurisdiction, directly upon the point, is as a plea, a bar,... 
