Jones v. Flannigan

Plaintiff brought this action for damages for the loss of services of a 13 year old son whom he claims was killed as the result of the negligent and/or intentional acts of the defendant, a schoolteacher, who was attempting to stop a fight between the deceased and another boy. Defendant filed an answer contending that plaintiff was collaterally estopped to bring such an action because plaintiff, as the administrator of his son’s estate, had brought a previous action against defendant for damages to the estate, contending that defendant had negligently killed his son, which action had ended in…