Wilson v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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1. ““A decree dimissing a bill in equity, which is absolute in its terms, unless made upon some ground which does not go to the merits, is a final determination of the controversy, and constitutes a liar .to any further litigation of the same subject between the same parties. Durant v. Essex Co., 7 Wall. 107 , 19 L. Ed. 154 ; Case v. Beauregard, 101 U. S. 688 , 25 L. Ed. 1004 . And in the absence of words of qualification accompanying the decree, such as ‘without prejudice,’ and other terms indicating a right or privilege to talie further proceedings on the subject, the decree of dismissal is presumed to be rendered on the merits.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Worrell v. Whitney