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Lynch v. Lynch

Citations

  • 94 N.W.2d 105
  • 250 Iowa 407
  • 1959 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 461

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  • “Having failed to plead and prove that claim, [the appellant] waived the right to relitigate the issue or claim and is barred or estopped under the doctrine of res judicata.”
  • “Collateral estoppel is usually not available in default cases.”
  • “We have always recognized that the underlying principle of the doctrine of . . . estoppel is that there should be an end to litigation, and one who has had an opportunity for a full hearing on a vital issue should not be permitted to relitigate that same issue again.”

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Judges: Larson, Thornton

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