Hume v. Hume CA1/3
The doctrine of law of the case “ ‘precludes a party from obtaining appellate review of the same issue more than once in a single action.’ ” (Dickinson v. Cosby (2019) 37 Cal.App.5th 1138, 1153.) This principle determines the present appeal because appellant has previously raised in this court, and lost, the sole issue he presses here.
In 2017, Edward D. Hume filed a trial court motion to enforce a 2004 judgment that incorporated a settlement agreement between Edward and his family, claiming that his mother Janet had breached the agreement. The trial court denied the motion, finding that it was Edward rather than Janet who had breached the settlement agreement. In 2018, Edward filed a motion to vacate the 2004 judgment, claiming that the judgment is void for lack of jurisdiction. This motion was also denied. In 2019, both rulings were affirmed by another panel of this court. (Hume v. Hume (Aug. 30, 2019, A152546, A154161) [nonpub. opn.].)
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