Tucker v. Pace Investments Associates

The plaintiff, Stanley V. Tucker, appeals from the judgment dismissing his civil rights claim against the defendants and from the summary judgment rendered in favor of the defendants with respect to his claim of abuse of process. The disposi-*385tive issue in this appeal is whether the doctrine of res judicata provides a basis on which we can affirm the trial court’s judgment. Because res judicata operates to bar Tucker’s civil rights claim and his abuse of process claim, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts are not in dispute. The long and tortured history of this case…