Practice question
A relative of a prior litigant owns a genuinely independent right, was not represented and is not a privy or successor. It is argued that kinship alone establishes issue-preclusion identity. No other basis exists. Which is correct?
- Kinship alone does not establish the stipulated missing privity
- Every relative is automatically bound on every right
- A surname creates universal representation
- Family relation replaces jurisdiction
- Only age determines identity
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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