Sub-Zero Freezer Co. v. R.J. Clarkson Co.

TOAL, Justice:

Appellant (“Clarkson”) appeals the Circuit Court’s order dismissing its counterclaims to a Wisconsin judgment as barred by res judicata and entering the Wisconsin judgment in South Carolina. We affirm.

FACTS

Prior to 1988, Clarkson, a South Carolina company, was a distributor of Sub-Zero products. Sub-Zero is a Wisconsin corporation. Clarkson sued Sub-Zero in Circuit Court in 1988 for claims arising out of the distributorship. Sub-Zero removed the case to federal district court. Thereafter, the parties entered into a settlement agreement. In the settlement agreement, Clarkson…