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The Supreme Court of Tennessee addressed whether a person convicted of rape and aggravated sexual battery is collaterally estopped from relitigating these issues in a subsequent civil lawsuit filed by the victim. The trial court had applied collateral estoppel, granting partial summary judgment to the victim. The Court affirmed this decision, abolishing the strict party mutuality requirement for both offensive and defensive collateral estoppel in Tennessee. The Court adopted sections 29 and 85 of the Restatement (Second) of Judgments as guidelines. This was reasoned by the Court that the defendant had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the issue in the prior criminal trial, and no circumstances warranted relitigation in the civil action.
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The Supreme Court of Tennessee addressed whether a person convicted of rape and aggravated sexual battery is collaterally estopped from relitigating these issues in a subsequent civil lawsuit filed by the victim. The trial court had applied collateral estoppel, granting partial summary judgment to the victim. The Court affirmed this decision, abolishing the strict party mutuality requirement for both offensive and defensive collateral estoppel in Tennessee. The Court adopted sections 29 and 85 of the Restatement (Second) of Judgments as guidelines. This was reasoned by the Court that the defendant had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the issue in the prior criminal trial, and no circumstances warranted relitigation in the civil action.
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