Interstate Steel Erectors, Inc. v. H. & L. Wolff, Inc.

Plaintiff-appellant, Interstate Steel Erectors, Inc., appeals a trial court order dismissing its complaint against defendants-appellees, H. & L. Wolff, Inc. and Wolff Bros. Supply, Inc., on the basis of res judicata and collateral estoppel. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

H. & L. Wolff, Inc. (“H. & L.”) is the owner of a parcel of land on which its lessee, Wolff Bros. Supply, Inc. (“Supply”), built a warehouse addition. Interstate Steel Erectors, Inc. (“Interstate”) was a subcontractor of the general contractor, Controlled Construction, Inc. (“Controlled”). Interstate filed a…