Hernandez v. New Rogers Pontiac, Inc.

Plaintiff, Wendy Hernandez, appeals the order of the circuit court dismissing her complaint against defendants, New Rogers Pontiac, Inc., and General Motors Corporation, on res judicata grounds. On appeal, plaintiff argues that res judicata does not apply, because there was no prior final judgment on the merits of her lawsuit. We affirm.

At the evidentiary hearing on defendants’ motion to dismiss, plaintiff testified that she purchased a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am from defendant New Rogers Pontiac, Inc. Plaintiff subsequently discovered that her Grand Am was defectively sealed, causing water to…