Leonard Umina v. Luke Lumina

FLED 00WIT-0F APPEALSIPV I STATE OF WASHINGTON 2017 SEP I I AM 10: 15 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON LEONARD UMINA, No. 75577-3-1 Appellant, DIVISION ONE V. LUKE LUMINA, UNPUBLISHED OPINION Respondent. FILED: September 11, 2017 SPEARMAN, J. — Several legal and equitable doctrines serve to avoid inconsistency and protect the finality of judgments. Under the doctrine of res judicata, a party is barred from bringing a claim that was or could have been litigated in a previous action. The doctrine of judicial estoppel bars a party from gaining an advantage in a later…