Legal Opinion
Menard, Inc. v. Liteway Lighting Products
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided April 13, 2004No. 03-1391PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOVER, EJ.
¶ 1. Liteway Lighting Products appeals a $140,000 judgment for products Menard, Inc., alleges it returned to Liteway for credit. Liteway claims that the trial court applied the wrong burden of proof, requiring Liteway to disprove Menard's allegations. Liteway also appeals an order denying its motion for summary judgment, claiming Menard's suit against it is barred by claim preclusion because of a prior suit Liteway filed against Menard for nonpayment of invoices. The trial court determined that claim preclusion only applied to issues actually litigated in a previous suit and that…
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