Res Judicata: the Shield Becomes a Sword. Prior Adjudication of Negligence Bars
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A NUMBER of suits arising out of an airplane crash were instituted against the air line in diverse jurisdictions and in one such California action the defendant was adjudged negligent.' Thereafter, in United States v. United Air Lines, Inc.,2 the Nevada District Court held that the California adjudication estopped the air line from relitigating the negligence issue.3 In so holding, the court rejected the defense contention that since these plaintiffs had not been parties to the previous action, the doctrine of "mutuality of estoppel"4 prevented the application of res judicata. 5
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