(Glasgow Sheriff Court) The court asked whether, when a prior action had been disposed of by dismissal, it was or was not always open to a pursuer to raise a new action.
Held: The defender’s plea of res judicata was sustained.
Judges:
Sheriff Macphail
Citations:
1977 SLT (Sh Ct) 46
Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Cited by:
Cited – Mark George Thomson v Michael Coutts ScSf 1-Jun-2001
The pursuer sought damages, and the defender asserted res judicata, in that this was in effect an attempt by the pursuer to recover his damages in instalments. Following an accident, damages had been awarded. The pursuer now sought to recover his . .
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Litigation Practice
Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.181289