Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Estoppel — Issue Estoppel — Conditions for Application

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Issue estoppel requires three conditions: (1) the same question was actually and necessarily decided in both proceedings; (2) the prior decision is final; and (3) the parties (or their privies) are the same. The question must be an issue of fact or law that was…

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