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Davis v. WoodDavis v. Wood

Supreme Court of the United States
Feb 12, 1816
Reporters:
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Before:
Marshall
Marshall, Ch. J.,

delivered, the opinion of the court, ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‍and stated, that, as. tp the first exception, the court had revised its opinion in the ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‍case of Mima Queen and child v. Hepburn, and confirmed it. As to the second exception, the record Was ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‍not between the same parties. The rule is, that Verdicts are evidence between parties and ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‍privies. The court does *9 not feel inclined to enlargte the exceptions to this general rule,’ and, therefore, ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‍the judgment of the court below is affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Davis v. Wood
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Feb 12, 1816
Citations: 14 U.S. 6; 4 L. Ed. 22; 1 Wheat. 6; 1816 U.S. LEXIS 303
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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