· 5/11/1993
Slowinski v. Valley Nat. Bank
Citations
- 624 A.2d 85
- 264 N.J. Super. 172
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a prior case, even if it arises from A-0833-24 9 the same facts, does not constitute the \same suit\ pursuant to the law -of-the- case doctrine, particularly when a party to the later action was not a party to the prior one
- finding collateral estoppel does not bind party against whom default judgment was entered
- \'Law of the case' . . . operates as a discretionary rule of practice and not one of law.\
- rejecting collateral estoppel because prior judgment was entered by default
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Judges: Judges Michels, Baime and Wallace
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