Practice question
In a final valid quasi-judicial proceeding between the same parties, issue X was actually contested and necessarily determined. A later case between them concerns a different cause of action but requires deciding that same issue under unchanged relevant facts. All requirements for issue preclusion are established. Which statement is correct?
- The first decision automatically bars every different cause of action
- A different cause always permits relitigation of every decided issue
- The first decision matters only as a newspaper report
- Conclusiveness of judgment may bind the parties on issue X without barring the whole different claim
- No administrative determination can have issue-preclusive effect
Legal references
- Ligtas v. People, G.R. No. 200751, August 17, 2015, main decision, administrative res judicata and conclusiveness of judgment: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/aug2015/gr_200751_2015.html
- Encinas v. Agustin, G.R. No. 187317, April 11, 2013, main decision, quasi-judicial adjudication distinguished from administrative investigation: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/apr2013/gr_187317_2013.html
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