A final judgment or decree rendered on the merits, without fraud or collusion, by a court of competent jurisdiction, is conclusive of rights, questions, and facts in issue as to the parties and their privies and is a complete bar to any subsequent action on the same cause of action between the parties, or those in privity with them.This statement explains

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This statement describes the legal doctrine of res judicata, which means that once a final judgment has been reached on the merits of a case, the same parties cannot re-litigate the same issues in a subsequent action. This doctrine promotes judicial efficiency and finality of judgments.

A Final Judgment or Decree Rendered on the Merits, Without