RDC Melanie Dr. v. Eppard

RDC Melanie Drive, LLC v. Mark R. Eppard, et al., No. 48, September Term 2020. Opinion by Hotten, J. CIVIL PROCEDURE – RES JUDICATA – COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL The Court of Appeals held that the issue of whether restrictive covenants prohibited a commercial golf driving range on any lot within a residential subdivision was neither barred by res judicata nor collateral estoppel. Res judicata did not apply because the issues litigated in a previous matter and the current matter were distinct. The former concerned a zoning variance and the latter concerned the application of a restrictive covenant.…