Gorski v. Deering

CONOVER, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Michael Gorski (Gor-ski) appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee James Deering (Deering).

We reverse.

ISSUE

Gorski raises one issue for review:

Is a prior judgment in Deering’s favor binding upon the issue of Deering’s liability in a subsequent action arising from the same accident?

FACTS

Gorski was driving a trhck in which his son and seven year old daughter, Lillian, were passengers. Another vehicle driven by Deering collided with Gorski’s truck. In the first action, Gorski as father and next friend sued Deering on…