OPINION
BROWN, Judge.
¶ 1 The question before us is whether entry of a judgment in the small claims division of the justice court ("small claims court") may have claim preclusive effect on a subsequent lawsuit. For the following reasons, we hold that a plaintiff who chooses to litigate a claim under the simplified procedures of small claims court may be barred by the doctrine of claim preclusion from bringing a second lawsuit based on the same claim...
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