Gursten v. Kenney

This is an appeal from an order granting defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint on the ground of res judicata.

Plaintiff, an attorney, complained against the defendants, a firm of attorneys, alleging they forced him to stipulate to an order in the nature of a consent judgment.

A client and business associate of plaintiff became bankrupt. The client’s trustee in bankruptcy, represented by defendants, proceeded against plaintiff to recover assets of the client that had been acquired by plaintiff. A compromise of the dispute was reached. On February 15,1963, the referee in bankruptcy…