Tagged: issue estoppel

by Peter S. Spiro · Sep 17 , 2013

The Evolving Question of Res Judicata: Penner v. Niagara (Regional Police Services Board)

The ancient principle of res judicata states that an issue that has already been decided in a previous case should not be brought for trial again. To do so wastes...

Administrative Law / Civil Procedure

by Katherine MacLellan · Jan 24 , 2012

So You Got Punched By a Cop: Disciplinary Action or Civil Suit? Issue Estoppel in Penner v Niagara

Mrs. Penner was on trial for the weighty offense of not properly displaying two valid license plates. Mr. Penner, her husband and the appellant in a juicy case before the...

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