Sachem Enterprises v. Southern Connecticut Gas Co.

The plaintiff, Sachem Enterprises (Sachem), appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting the defendant’s1 motion for summary judgment. On appeal, Sachem claims that the trial court improperly concluded that the doctrine of res judicata bars its cause of action.2 We conclude that the trial court properly held that Sachem’s cause of action was barred under the doctrine of res judicata.

*162The following facts were presented to the trial court by way of the pleadings and documents accompanying the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. In August, 1983, Paul Skrainski was seriously injured…