Application of Hofstad

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• holding that because the determination of a boundary line was not determined in a prior action, res judicata and collateral estoppel did not apply
• holding that collateral estoppel “operates only as to matters actually litigated, determined by, and essential to a previous judgment” (quotation omitted)
• “[f]or the [] court to determine ownership . . . it was necessary to fix the boundary between the parcels.”

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