Legal Opinion
National Amusements, Inc. v. City of Springdale
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided August 8, 1990No. 89-1178PublishedCited by 201 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtH. Brown, J.
For the reasons which follow, we find that the instant *62case is barred by the doctrine of res judicata and affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.
It has long been the law of Ohio that “an existing final judgment or decree between the parties to litigation is conclusive as to all claims which were or might have been litigated in a first lawsuit.” (Emphasis added.) Rogers v. Whitehall (1986), 25 Ohio St. 3d 67, 69, 25 OBR 89, 90, 494 N.E. 2d 1387, 1388. “[Wjhere a party is called upon to make good his cause of action * * *, he must do so by all the proper means within his control, and if he…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Southern Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. Minnesota Commissioner of RevenueSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rogers v. City of WhitehallOhio Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by201 opinions
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