Sullivan v. Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad

How courts have described this case

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• finding that an action for involuntary commitment was not precluded by res judicata because the second action involved different specific acts
• discussing federal law on the preclusive effect given to judgments in earlier state and federal litigation
• discussing federal law on the preclusive effect given to judgments in earlier state and federal litigation
• “The doctrine of res judicata precludes the litigation in a later case of matters actually litigated, and matters that could have been litigated, in an earlier action between the same parties for the same cause of action.”
• discussing the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel

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