North Shore Realty Corporation v. Gallaher

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• it is not the inclusion of the words \with prejudice\ which determines whether a dismissal is res judicata, but rather whether the order actually was an adjudication on the merits.
• when a final decree is silent as to what was adjudicated on the merits, it is incumbent upon the party asserting the affirmative defense of res judicata to establish same by extrinsic evidence

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