FORD v. NEW MEXICO DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. 15336.

891 P.2d 546 (1994)

119 N.M. 405

Tommy FORD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

November 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dick A. Blenden, Phil Blenden, Blenden Law Firm, Carlsbad, Ernest L. Carroll, Mary Lynn Bogle, Losee, Carson, Haas & Carroll, P.A., Artesia, for plaintiff-appellee.

Janet E. Clow, Carolyn R. Glick, White, Koch, Kelly & McCarthy, P.A., Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.


OPINION

HARTZ, Judge.

This appeal raises novel issues in the law of judgments. One theme permeating the law of judgments is that a litigant is ordinarily not entitled to more than one fair bite at the apple. This theme finds expression in two doctrines familiar to all litigators. The doctrine of claim preclusion (a more descriptive term for what has often been denominated res judicata) prevents a party from repeatedly bringing the same cause of action...

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