HUGHES v. INSLEY

No. 00558, September Term, 2002.

845 A.2d 1 (2003)

155 Md. App. 608

Margaret M. HUGHES v. William R. INSLEY, Jr., et al.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Reconsideration Denied March 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Hall (Alexis E. Kramer, on brief), Easton, for appellant.

Michael L. Pullen, Easton, for appellee.

Argued before SALMON, BARBERA, RAYMOND G. THIEME, JR. (Ret., Specially Assigned), JJ.


ON MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

SALMON, J.

Central to the resolution of the issues presented in this appeal is the application of the doctrine of claim preclusion.

The doctrine of res judicata (also called direct estoppel or claim preclusion) applies when the parties to a subsequent suit are the same or in privity with the parties to a prior suit; the first and second suits present the same claim or cause of action; and there was a final judgment...

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