Haase v. Lamia

Plaintiff brought this action in superior court to obtain specific performance of a land sale contract. Defendant interposed the defense of collateral estoppel, contending that issues vital to plaintiffs’ action for specific performance had already been decided against plaintiffs in a prior action of unlawful detainer brought by defendant against plaintiffs in the municipal court. The superior court rejected the defense and decreed that the contract be specifically performed. Both defendant and plaintiffs appeal from the judgment, defendant contending that the prior municipal court judgment…