appellee’s monthly benefits. Res judicata bars subsequent litigation of questions of law which |swere not litigated, but could have been determined in the original litigation. American Standard, Inc. v. Miller Eng’g, Inc., 299 Ark. 347, 772 S.W.2d 344 (1989). Under this doctrine, relitigation in a subsequent suit is barred when (1) the first suit resulted in a judgment on the merits; (2) the first suit was based upon proper jurisdiction; (3) the first suit was fully contested in good faith; (4) both suits involve the same claim or cause of action which was litigated or could have been litigated but was not; and (5) both suits involve the same parties or their privies. Id. This doctrine applies when the litigation is resolved by an agreement entered into between the parties. See F 2009) (<HOLDING>). | f,Appellant’s second point on appeal is his
holding that appellants failure to challenge the trial courts appointment of an allegedly biased expert witness precluded appellant from raising the issue on appeal holding that the failure to obtain a ruling on a motion for new trial waives the issues raised for appellate review holding failure to argue elements or obtain ruling on judicial estoppel precluded review holding that a party must obtain a distinct ruling on an issue in order to raise it on appeal holding that appellants failure to obtain a ruling at the trial level even on a constitutional issue precluded review on appeal