Stratemeyer v. West

This appeal concerns an action brought in the circuit court of Massac County by plaintiff, Eugene Stratemeyer, to recover the value of labor and materials furnished to defendant, Larry West, pursuant to a contract for the construction of a grain storage bin on defendant’s agricultural property. West confessed judgment subject to this appeal, which challenges the trial court’s orders striking his affirmative defenses.

The first issue presented is whether Stratemeyer’s suit is barred by the doctrine of res judicata. The instant contract was part of a series of agreements executed in August 1980.…