Demitri Kardem Scott v. State of Alaska

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• holding that res judicata barred relitigation of mortgage foreclosure
• “The debt secured by the mortgage is accelerated and is immediately due and payable in its entirety as set forth in the judgment.”
• “Under the doctrine of res judicata, a judgment on the merits in a prior suit bars a second suit on the same cause of action or one that could have been brought in the prior action.”
• “Under the doctrine of res judicata, a judgment on the merits in a prior suit bars a second suit on the same cause of action or one that could have been brought in the prior action.”
• “‘The entry of a foreclosure judgment fixes the positions of the parties: the mortgage merges into the judgment and . . . [t]he debt secured by the mortgage is accelerated and is immediately due and payable in its entirety as set forth in the judgment.’”

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