Practice question
For claim preclusion, may substantial party identity arise through legally relevant privity rather than identical names alone?
- Yes
- Only exact spelling ever matters
- Every different name defeats preclusion
- Privity is always irrelevant
- Any stranger is automatically identical
Legal references
- Rule39 Sections16,26,47–48: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
- Heirs of Solano v. Dy, GR228490 and228645, February12,2024, MAIN ruling on substantial identity, privity and issue preclusion: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69722
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