Porterfield v. Gilmer

132 Ga. App. 463 (1974)

208 S.E.2d 295

PORTERFIELD

v.

GILMER.

49172.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Argued April 2, 1974.

Decided April 17, 1974.

Rehearing Denied July 19, 1974.

William O. Carter, for appellant.

Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler, Sidney F. Wheeler, for appellee.

WEBB, Judge.

We have before us an appeal involving legal principles generally referred to as "estoppel by judgment," "collateral estoppel," "estoppel by verdict," or "res judicata." See generally Sumner v. Sumner, 186 Ga. 390 (197 SE 833); Smith v. Wood, 115 Ga. App. 265 (154 SE2d 646). In a prior diversity of citizenship case…