· 1/4/1977
MPC, Inc. v. Kenny
Citations
- 367 A.2d 486
- 279 Md. 29
- 1977 Md. LEXIS 879
How courts have described this case
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- remanding case to determine what facts and issues were actually litigated in prior proceeding where consent judgment was entered into during post-trial settlement
- Claim preclusion applies if the cause of action is the same and if the same evidentiary facts would sustain both actions
- public policy against interminable delay “applies with equal vigor in cases of collateral estoppel”
- Claim preclusion applies if the cause of action is the same and if the same evidentiary facts would sustain both actions
- public policy against interminable litigation
- public policy against interminable litigation
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Judges: Singley, Smith, Digges, Levine, Eldridge, Orth
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