Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE β€” Estoppel β€” Res Judicata β€” Identity of Parties β€” Action Against Defendant Personally and Later in Representative Capacity

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Suing a defendant personally differs from suing them in a representative capacity. The parties are not the same for res judicata purposes. A judgment against a person personally does not bind them when sued as representative of others. The representative capacity involves different interests and…

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