Lehman v. Arlen Operating Co.

Defendants E. J. Korvette, Inc. (hereinafter Korvette) and Spartans Industries, Inc., which merged with Korvette, move for dismissal of the complaint as to them as legally insufficient and barred by res judicata.

Plaintiffs Lehman and Arthur Walker (a principal of plaintiff Arthur W. Walker, Inc., herein) commenced a prior action in 1965 against defendant Korvette, Arlen Properties, Inc., and Eugene Ferkauf (a principal of Korvette), alleging, in a verified complaint, that plaintiffs, as real estate brokers, were deprived of commissions on the sale or lease of certain real property by said…