Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Estoppel — Res Judicata — Opportunity to Recover — Plaintiff Must Have Had Opportunity to Recover in First Action

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

For res judicata to bar a second action, the plaintiff must have had the opportunity to recover in the first action the same relief sought in the second. If the plaintiff could not have recovered the relief in the first action (e.g., because the court…

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