Cunningham v. State

Chester D. Cunningham appeals two summary judgment orders under which the court dismissed all of his claims against the Manza, Moceri, Gustafson & Messina (Manza Moceri) law firm. He contends that the tried court erred in giving preclusive effect to a partial summary judgment order entered in a related federal district court action, and in ruling as a matter of law that there were no genuine issues of material fact as to his remaining negligence claims. We affirm.

In the early morning hours of March 6, 1983, Cunningham drove into a concrete bollard situated in front of the Luoto Road gate to…