Where a party could have appealed against an earlier decision of a court, but did not, he would later be estopped from denying that decision.
Judges:
Lord Macnaghten
Citations:
[1909] AC 615
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Penn-Texas Corporation v Murat Anstalt (No 2) CA 1964
The court considered a claim for an issue estoppel arising from a foreign judgment: ‘In my opinion a previous judgment between the same parties is only conclusive on matters which are conclusive and necessary to the decision. It is not conclusive on . .
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Estoppel
Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.188237