Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie
Citation
452 U.S. 394 (1981)
Facts
Stub — to be completed.
Issue
Stub — to be completed.
Holding
Stub — to be completed.
Rule
Res judicata applies even when a prior judgment was wrong; a party who fails to appeal a final judgment cannot later collaterally attack it by filing a new action, even if a co-plaintiff successfully appeals.
Significance
Reinforced the finality principle of res judicata; a party’s failure to appeal bars relitigation regardless of error in the prior judgment.