Higgins v. Henderson

The plaintiff, Robert L. Higgins, appeals from a judgment of the Marshall County Circuit Court dismissing his complaint on grounds of res judicata and failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted. The plaintiff has filed a "petition" and a brief in support of his appeal.

The facts of the case are easily stated. There was once a case styled Boman v. Willow Creek Associates, No. CV-81-C-1939-M, filed December 8, 1981, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. That case was a class action in which Higgins was apparently a class member. The district court…