New York Court of Appeals

B. R. DeWitt, Inc. v. Albert Hall

February 21, 196719 N.Y.2d 141

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Special Term's summary judgment, holding that the prior judgment in Farnum v. Hall is res judicata against Hall in the property‑damage action and that the doctrine of mutuality of estoppel no longer bars offensive use of a prior judgment.