Robinson v. Howard

Jul 1, 1855
Reporters:
Before:
Heydenfeldt
Heydenfeldt, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

Murray, C. J. ‍​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍concurred.

There can be no doubt that the first judgment set up in the answer was a bar to this suit. ‍​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍A judgment upon demurrer is not always a bar to a subsequent action, but only when it determines the ‍​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍whole merit of the case.

Here the averment of the answer shows that the demurrer went to the validity of ‍​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍the contract which gave rise to the claim, and this averment is found to be true as alleged, by the ‍​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍Judge at nisi prius, upon inspecting the record of that case.

Judgment affirmed.