Had the two cases been identical, the fact that the Barden-Kalamazoo case was a consent judgment would not have rendered traditional res judicata analysis inapplicable. See Russell v White, 63 Mich. 409, 412; 29 N.W. 865 (1866), Tudryck v Mutch, 320 Mich. 99; 30 N.W.2d 518 (1948), Prawdzik v Heidema Bros, Inc, 352 Mich. 102, 112; 89 N.W.2d 523 (1958), Knowlton v City of Port Huron, 355 Mich. 448; 94 N.W.2d 824 (1959), Shank v Castle, 357 Mich. 290, 296; 98 N.W.2d 579 (1959), In re Bizanes Estate, 363 Mich. 396; 109 N.W.2d 823 (1961). Finally, American Mutual turns to the law of collateral estoppel to prevent Michigan Mutual from using Barden's employment status as a shield to avoid liability under the insurance policy.