Fite v. King

*346JOHN L. McCRAW, Jr., Justice.

Appellant, Kathryn Fite, as the mother of C_D_F_, a minor child,1 appeals from a take-nothing summary judgment in favor of appellee, Barney Ray King, in Fite’s action to establish the paternity of the child. In her sole point of error, Fite contends that the doctrine of res judicata does not bar her action. We disagree. Accordingly, we affirm.

The present case is the second suit brought by Fite, in her capacity as mother of the child, against King to establish the child’s paternity. In the first action, brought in 1981, the trial court rendered summary judgment…