collateral estoppel by judgment
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 347 U.S. 89 - Partmar Corp. v. Paramount Pictures Theatres Corp. · 1954Most cited · 374 citing opinions
A prior judgment between the parties operates as an estoppel in a suit on a cause of action different from that forming the basis for the original suit 'only as to those matters in issue or points controverted, upon the determination of which the finding or verdict was rendered.' This latter aspect of res judicata is the doctrine of collateral estoppel by judgment, established as a procedure for carrying out the public policy of avoiding repetitious litigation.
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