Legal Opinion
Mayer v. Wylie
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 10, 1997No. A97A1651PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Thongkham Mayer sued Rebecca Joy Wylie in Douglas County for damages caused by a car Wylie was driving. Wylie was granted summary judgment on the ground that judgment in a previous action between Mayer and the car insurer was res judicata. That doctrine did not apply because neither the subject matter nor the parties in the previous action were identical to those in the present action.
1. Mayer claims Wylie’s failure to raise res judicata as a defense in her answer waived the issue. See Northgate Village Apts. v. Smith, 207 Ga. App. 479, 481 (3) (428 SE2d 381) (1993) (res…
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- Glen Oak, Inc. v. HendersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
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3Cited by7 opinions
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