Offensive Collateral Estoppel

What is it? A doctrine that prevents a defendant from re-litigating an issue after it has been lost. For example, if your neighbor sues you for putting up a fence on his land and the court rules that your fence extends beyond your property line, you cant later file your own lawsuit seeking a declaration that the property line is incorrectly drawn.

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