· 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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