A Final Judgment or Decree Rendered on the Merits, Without

question 15

Multiple Choice

A final judgment or decree rendered on the merits, without fraud or collusion, by a court of competent jurisdiction, is conclusive of rights, questions, and facts in issue as to the parties and their privies and is a complete bar to any subsequent action on the same cause of action between the parties, or those in privity with them.This statement explains

• A) res judicata.
• B) the full faith and credit clause.
• C) dictum.
• D) stare decisis.

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Success

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