Bar by Prior Judgment

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1. Which concept bars a second action on the same cause when all res judicata requisites are present?
2. Which identity is required for bar by prior judgment in addition to the other requisites?
3. Which is an essential feature of the former judgment for bar by prior judgment?
4. A plaintiff loses a claim by a final merits judgment of a competent court. The plaintiff sues the same defendant again …
5. A first case is dismissed expressly without prejudice on a procedural ground that does not adjudicate the merits. The d…
6. A contract case between two parties ends in a final merits judgment. Afterward, a genuinely separate contractual obliga…
7. A person litigates in an individual capacity in the first action. In a second case the same name appears in a genuinely…
8. State the requisites of bar by prior judgment and identify its effect when they all concur.
9. Explain §47(b)'s treatment of matters directly adjudged and matters that could have been raised in relation to the same…
10. Distinguish bar by prior judgment from conclusiveness of judgment.
11. For claim preclusion, may substantial party identity arise through legally relevant privity rather than identical names…
12. Does Rule39 Section47(b) expressly mention successors by title acquired after commencement?