Does res judicata bar a later action upon the same cause of action?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Estate of Staiger v. Staiger, H040931 (Cal. App. 2015):
"The doctrine of res judicata bars a later action upon the same cause of action in cases involving a final judgment on the merits between the same parties. [Citations.] Even if the judgment was erroneous, it bars the later action. [Citation.] The prior judgment determines not only every issue raised in that action, but every issue that might have been raised. [Citations.]" (People v. Silva (1981) 114 Cal.App.3d 538, 550.)
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