Practice question
Which aspect of res judicata can settle a previously adjudicated issue in a later action between the same parties even when the causes of action differ?
- Conclusiveness of judgment
- Only the absence of a summons return
- Automatic merger of every future claim
- A non-binding settlement suggestion
- A tentative provisional ruling in every case
Legal references
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2019-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf — Supreme Court official2019 Rules, Rule39§§47–48 and Rules57–61.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/aug2025/gr_243317_2025.html — Aguila v Perfect Dimension, GR243317, August4 2025, main decision.
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