Shea v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.

*625 Opinion

MIHALAKOS, J.

In this action for vexatious litigation, the plaintiff Stephanie W. Shea1 appeals from the trial court’s judgment in favor of the defendant, Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. (Chase). On appeal, the plaintiff claims that (1) the trial court improperly failed to apply the doctrine of collateral estoppel with respect to the prior litigation between the parties, thereby requiring years of relitigation of the issues, (2) the judicial findings from the prior proceeding that did not go to probable cause were sufficiently firm to bar their relitigation, (3) relitigation of probable…