California CodesCode of Civil Procedure - CCPPart 1 — Of Courts of JusticeTitle 1 — Organization and JurisdictionChapter 5.1 — Limited Civil CasesArticle 2 — Economic Litigation for Limited Civil CasesSection 99
A judgment or final order, in respect to the matter directly adjudged, is conclusive between the parties and their successors in interest but does not operate as collateral estoppel of a party or a successor in interest to a party in other litigation with a person who was not a party or a successor in interest to a party to the action in which the judgment or order is rendered.
Notes
Establishes that a judgment or final order is conclusive between the parties and their successors in interest as to the matter directly adjudged. It does not operate as collateral estoppel against a party or successor in separate litigation with someone who was neither a party nor a successor in the original action.
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