Galaxy Steel & Tube, Inc. v. Douglass Coal & Wrecking, Inc.

CROW, Presiding Judge.

Galaxy Steel & Tube, Inc. (“Galaxy”) appeals from a judgment quashing an execution issued at its behest against Gene Douglass (“Douglass”). Galaxy’s brief presents four points relied on, the first of which avers that another judge had earlier denied a petition by Douglass to quash a previous execution, hence the judgment appealed from “violated the principle of res judicata.” Before addressing that issue we recount the pertinent facts.

On August 17, 1995, Galaxy filed a “Notice” in the Circuit Court of Texas County (“the trial court”). The purpose of that document was to…