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· 10/30/1985

Lantz ex rel. Lantz v. Ambach

Citations

  • 620 F. Supp. 663
  • 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14368

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that res judicata “prevents the relitigation of all matters that were or should have been adjudicated in the prior action”
  • noting res judicata \bars every ground of recovery ... which was actually presented or which could have been presented in the previous action\
  • assessing the application of the Lassiter exception to Peabody by virtue of her ownership of Peabody's Home Improvements, Inc., a party to a prior lawsuit
  • discussing elements that must be shown by party asserting res judicata
  • “The defense of res judicata may not be avoided by shifting legal theories or asserting a new or different ground for relief.” (citation omitted)
  • for purposes of collateral estoppel, for an issue to be actually litigated it must “be in fact determined”

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Judges: Stanton

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