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in privity to a party, to the prior judgment, we conclude that it
is satisfied. Respondent has, therefore, satisfied all of the
Peck requirements.
2. The Ranch Equipment
In Cause No. 96-60, plaintiffs claimed that, by the
livestock agreement, decedent leased to them the Abagail ranch
and, in connection with that lease, agreed to provide and
maintain the ranch equipment for their use. The State court
found that the livestock agreement was a valid contract, and the
intent of the parties to the livestock contract was to make it
binding on their respective heirs, personal representatives, and
assigns (including Ms. Williams, as decedent’s personal
representative). Plaintiffs claimed that Ms. Williams,
“individually and as personal representative of the Estate [of
decedent]”, had breached the livestock agreement specifically,
that provision of the agreement by which decedent agreed to
provide and maintain the ranch equipment for plaintiffs’ use. In
the answer and counterclaim, Ms. Williams averred that she owned
the ranch equipment. She prayed for a judgment on her
counterclaim that, among other things, “the Plaintiffs return to
the Defendant the possession of the Truck * * * [and] tractor and
other farm and ranch equipment unlawfully held by the
Plaintiffs”. The State court found that, with respect to the
ranch equipment: “[T]here was nothing presented at trial to
indicate that she [Ms. Williams] paid anything for the
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