Braggs v. Jim Skinner Ford, Inc.

This appeal involves an action alleging theories of recovery for breach of warranty and fraudulent misrepresentation arising out of the sale of a 1978 Ford Fairmont automobile. Mary C. Braggs (plaintiff) sued Jim Skinner Ford, Inc. (defendant) in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County on July 15, 1981. The trial court granted defendant's motion to dismiss. From that judgment, plaintiff appealed.

Two issues, and the questions posed thereby, are dispositive of this appeal. The first is whether plaintiff's action is barred by the doctrine of res judicata because she had earlier sued defendant on a…