Conner v. Delon Oldsmobile Co.

Plaintiffs brought this action for misrepair of their automobile. Defendant moved for summary judgment on the ground that the action was barred by res judicata on the basis of plaintiffs’ counterclaim in an earlier action by defendant on a check. The motion was granted, and plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.

The pleadings and the documents submitted in support of defendant’s motion for summary judgment discióse this sequence of events. In November, 1980, defendant overhauled the transmission of plaintiffs’ car. In March, 1981, plaintiffs took the car to defendant to ask about a whine in the…