Barr v. Resolution Trust Corp. Ex Rel. Sunbelt Federal Savings

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• concluding that res judicata bars both matters actually litigated and causes of actions and defenses that arise out of the same subject matter and could have been litigated in the first suit
• holding that res judicata bars a subsequent suit between same parties that arises out of same subject matter and which through the exercise of diligence could have been litigated in prior suit
• holding that a subsequent suit will be barred if it arises out of the same subject matter as a previous suit and through the exercise of diligence could have been litigated in the previous suit
• holding that a subsequent suit will be barred if it arises out of the same subject matter as a previous suit and through the exercise of diligence could have been litigated in the previous suit
• explaining that doctrine of res judicata prohibits relitigation of claims that have already been fully adjudicated
• observing that res judicata bars re-litigation of claims that have been finally adjudicated or that could have been litigated in prior action.

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