Advanced Commercial Contracting v. Powell Insurance Agency

CLARENCE E. McMANUS, Judge.

^Plaintiff, Advanced Commercial Contracting and Edward J. Hartson (“ACC”), appeals from a judgment of the trial court granting an exception of res judicata and dismissing its suit against Powell Insurance Agency (“Powell”). For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the trial court.

On May 9, 2005, ACC filed a petition for damages against Powell. In its petition, ACC alleged that it contacted Powell for the purpose of obtaining certain types of business insurance, and that Powell obtained business insurance for it from Pacific Insurance Company, Limited.…