estoppel by verdict
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 69 U.S. 35 - Miles v. Caldwell · 1864Most cited · 73 citing opinions
whenever the form of the issue in the trial relied on as an estoppel is so vague that it does not determine what questions of fact were submitted to the jury under it, it is competent to prove by parol testimony what question or questions of fact were before the jury, and were necessarily passed on by them
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