Wolcott v. Hutchins

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit September 20, 1966

Wolcott v. Hutchins, 365 F.2d 833 (2d Cir. 1966)

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

We affirm in open court the order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York which granted summary judgment to the defendants, dismissing the complaint, on the grounds of res judicata and collateral estoppel arising from the determination by the New York courts of the validity of the release executed by plaintiff, for the reasons set forth in Judge Bonsai’s opinion, reported at 245 F.Supp. 578.

Reference

Full Case Name: David WOLCOTT v. Waldo HUTCHINS, Jr., individually and as of, and Trustee under, the Last Wills and Testaments of Augustus S. Hutchins and Mary Johnson Hutchins, Chemical Bank & Trust Company and William J. Fagan, as Executors of, and Trustees under the Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Wolcott Hamilton (Jaeger), Elizabeth Boswell and Lyman B. Lewis, as Executors of, and Trustees under, the Last Will and Testament of Margaret J. Hutchins
Cited By: 2 cases
Status: Published