Bordallo v. Torres

In Bordallo v. Torres, No. 89-00013A, 1989 WL 265036, (D. Guam App. Div. Sept. 26, 1989), appellant Torres was an attorney for the administrator of an estate. At some point during the probate proceedings, Torres acquired title to property within the estate. Id. at 2. In the decree of final distribution, the property was instead given to Appellee Bordallo. Id. In a subsequent quiet title action, Torres' claim to title was found to be barred by claim preclusion because the final distribution had already settled the claim. The District Court of Appeals correctly concluded that because Torres had acquired the property during the probate proceedings, the decree of final distribution was conclusive as to his subsequent claim to title. Id.