Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

New Jersey Automobile Club v. United States

6 L. Ed. 2d 1255

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1961-06-19
Topic
general

holding that a Holland judgment was entitled to the same binding effect in Delaware as it would have had in Holland | “We see no reason in principle why the rule of collateral estoppel should not in a proper case be applied to a foreign judgment.” | “I therefore first consider whether under New York law the New York judgment in Bata v. Bata, above, is res judicata and thus a bar to a determination of this action on its merits [in Delaware].” | "I therefore first consider whether under New York law the New York judgment in Bata v. Bata, above, is res judicata and thus a bar to a determination of this action on its merits [in Delaware]."

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Court of Claims. Certiorari denied.

Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.