Criminal Conviction and Civil Defense

I am working on several cases currently where a party was criminally convicted and then we have filed a civil suit.  The criminal conviction precludes a defense to the civil liability on the case.  Below are some cases that illustrate this.

Criminal conviction precludes litigation of the same issue in a civil suit.   Jordan v. McKenna,  573 So.2d 1371, 1376 (Miss. 1990).  See also Hardin v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, 5 Cir.1967, 384 F.2d 718, cert. denied, 391 U.S. 971, 88 S.Ct. 2047, 20 L.Ed.2d 886; United States v. Fabric Garment Company, 2 Cir.1966, 366 F.2d 530; United States v. Gramling, 5 Cir.1950, 180 F.2d 498; Teitelbaum Furs, Inc. v. Dominion Insurance Company, 1962, 58 Cal.2d 601, 25 Cal.Rptr. 559, 375 P.2d 439; Taylor v. Taylor, 1962, 257 N.C. 130, 125 S.E.2d 373; In re Kravitz' Estate, 1965, 418 Pa. 319, 211 A.2d 443; Mineo v. Eureka Fire & Marine Insurance Company, 1956, 182 Pa.Super. 75, 125 A.2d 612; Eagle, Star and British Dominions Insurance Company v. Heller, 1927, 149 Va. 82, 140 S.E. 314, 57 A.L.R. 490; see Local 167 of International Bro'hood of Teamsters v. United States, 1934, 291 U.S. 293, 54 S.Ct. 396, 78 L.Ed. 804; Connecticut Fire Insurance Company v. Ferrara, 8 Cir.1960, 277 F.2d 388, cert. denied, 364 U.S. 903, 81 S.Ct. 231, 5 L.Ed.2d 195; Stagecrafters' Club, Inc. v. District of Columbia Division, D.D.C.1953, 111 F.Supp. 127.

See Breeland v. Security Insurance Co., 421 F.2d 918, 922 (5th Cir.1969) (summary judgment appropriate in civil case from opposing party been criminally convicted of the offense).   [A] conviction in a prior criminal case is conclusive, in a subsequent civil action, of the facts upon which the conviction was based.  United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. v. Moore, 306 F.Supp. 1088. 1095 (N.D.Miss.1969):