Legal Opinion
Allied Fire Protection v. Diede Construction Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 24, 2005No. C045720PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORRISON, J.
Plaintiff Allied Fire Protection (Allied) appeals from a judgment in favor of defendants Diede Construction, Inc., and Wayne Diede on a fraud action after the trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the basis of res judicata. Allied contends the fraud claim was not barred by res judicata because it did not accme until after the prior federal complaint had been filed. We agree and reverse the judgment.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Diede Construction, Inc., entered into a construction contract with the United States Department of the Air Force…
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