I don't know what you mean by "used". I think everyone takes all they know about another person into consideration when dealing with that person? If a person lied or acted poorly in the past toward me or I witnessed them doing it to someone else, I'm going to be wary of that person until they show me with concrete behavior that they have a different mindset (words alone won't do).

If you are talking about a simple argument where someone brings up non-threatening behavior from the past and uses it as a permanent issue ("You're a slob, ten years ago you once left a wet towel on the bathroom floor!") then, no.