Legal Opinion
Donald R. Birgel v. Board of Commissioners of Butler County, Ohio
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1997No. 96-3895PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKennedy, J., joined by Cole, J.,
CONTIE, J. (pp. 952-53), delivered a separate concurring opinion.
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Donald R. Birgel, appeals from the District Court’s order granting summary judgment to defendant, Board of Commissioners of Butler County, Ohio, in this diversity action for breach of contract. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that plaintiff is precluded from relitigating in federal court the issues previously decided by a state court. The judgment of the District Court is, therefore, AFFIRMED.
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In early 1991, the Board of Commissioners of Butler County (“Board”) adopted a plan to…
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