Ellis v. Amex Life Ins Co

How courts have described this case

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• holding that when two cases are pending, first-rendered judgment is entitled to preclusive effect even if suit in which second judgment was rendered was filed first
• holding that a court’s dismissal of an action on the grounds that the claim was time-barred under the statute of limitations was a “decision on the merits for res judicata purposes”
• recognizing and following the rule from Hogue and Hansler \deal[ing] with the preclusive effect of a Texas state court judgment\
• applying Restatement (Second) of Judgments § 14 and affirming a dismissal based on res judicata
• “The preclusive effect of a prior federal court judgment is controlled by federal res judicata rules.” (citation omitted)
• dismissal of a suit on limitations grounds bars second suit under principles of res judicata

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