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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Garganta v. Mobile Village, Inc., 730 A.2d 1 (1999)

Citation
Garganta v. Mobile Village, Inc., 730 A.2d 1 (1999)
Parent Document
Garganta v. Mobile Village, Inc., 730 A.2d 1 (1999)
Jurisdiction
Rhode Island (state)
Effective Date
1999-05-14

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568 A.2d 326, 328 (R.I.1990), this Court defined a compulsory counterclaim as one that “arises from the same transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of plaintiffs complaint and does not require the presence of third parties over whom the court cannot acquire jurisdiction for its adjudication.” We noted that if what is determined to be a compulsory counterclaim is not pleaded in the original action, a litigant will be “barred from further litigating the claim.” Id.