Brockway Motor Truck Corp. v. Monclova

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• noting that the doctrine of res judicata is itself premised on a public interest in the finality of litigation
• explaining that Puerto Rico courts have refused to inflexibly apply the defense of res judicata when doing so would defeat the ends of justice, especially if considerations of public policy are involved.
• Terminating litigation and protecting parties from being sued twice for the same cause of action are policy concerns supporting res judicata
• relaxing the requirements of the doctrine where the issues raised concerned fundamental constitutional rights and “the dignity of the person”, in particular where the merits of the action were not previously adjudicated

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).