Legal Opinion
Federal Home Loan Bank v. Countrywide Financial Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 29, 2013No. A135898PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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JONES, P. J.
The trial court concluded res judicata barred Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco’s (the Bank) claim against Countrywide Financial Corporation (Countrywide Financial) and sustained Countrywide Financial’s demurrer to the first amended complaint without leave to amend.
The Bank appeals. It contends the court erred by concluding res judicata barred its claim against Countrywide Financial because “[t]here was no final judgment on the merits in a prior action that could have given rise to res judicata in this action.” We disagree and affirm. We conclude the doctrine of res…
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