Qualy v. MacDonald

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

In 1981 Phillip Qualy obtained a conciliation court judgment against Charles MacDonald and MacDonald’s employer, the St. Paul and Suburban Bus Company, for property damages resulting from a bus-car collision. In 1985 Qualy again sued MacDonald and Suburban for personal injuries resulting from the same collision. The trial court vacated the 1981 conciliation court judgment for property damages and allowed the personal injury action to proceed, MacDonald and Suburban appeal. We affirm.

FACTS

In 1980 Charles MacDonald was employed by St. Paul and Suburban Bus Company as a…