Hansberry v. Lee

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Hansberry v. Lee
the Supreme Court of the United States
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Hansberry v. Lee, 311 U.S. 32 (1940), is a famous case now usually known in civil procedure for teaching that res judicata may not bind a subsequent plaintiff who had no opportunity to be represented in the earlier civil action.

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United States Supreme Court

311 U.S. 32

Hansberry  v.  Lee

 Argued: Oct. 25, 1940. --- Decided: Nov 12, 1940

Messrs. Earl B. Dickerson, Truman K. Gibson, Jr., C. Francis Stradford, Loring B. Moore, and Irvin C. Mollison, all of Chicago, Ill., for petitioners.

[Argument of Counsel from pages 33-34 intentionally omitted]

Messrs. McKenzie Shannon, Angus Roy Shannon, and William C. Graves, all of Chicago, Ill., for respondents.

[Argument of Counsel from Pages 35-36 intentionally omitted]

Mr. Justice STONE delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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