Question juridique clé
Whether the 9 March 2004 settlement judgment barred the later revocatory action by res judicata
Solution extraite
No. A judicial settlement has res judicata effect, but it may still be challenged as a legal act and can constitute a revocable act under Art. 285 ff. SchKG; res judicata does not bar claims attacking the settlement's conditions under avoidance rules.
Motifs extraits
The settlement judgment ended the earlier case, but as a legal transaction it remained open to challenge for defects in consent and could be a revocable act. The revocatory action did not seek the same material claim; it attacked the conditions under which the agreement was made.