Kiefer v. Boetti

The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant by writ dated 14 December 1967 to recover for damage to his motor vehicle caused by the defendant on 8 February 1967. The defendant’s answer is a general denial, contributory negligence, violation of law by plaintiff causing the damage, and, by later amendment the defense of res adjudicata.

At the trial there was evidence to show that previously the defendant had been the plaintiff and the plaintiff had been the defendant in a case which arose out of the same accident. That case was heard on the merits on 13 November 1967 and the Court…