Fason v. Trussell Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Kristina Fason appeals the Webster County Circuit Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Trussell Enterprises Inc. and Hugh Trussell1 under the doctrine of res judicata. She asserts several *456issues on appeal, some of which we consolidate and rephrase for clarity: (1) whether Fason’s claims for malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, and abuse of process were compulsory counterclaims in a prior collection suit; (2) whether Fason’s claims were properly barred under the doctrine of res judicata; (3) whether Fason’s claims were barred under the doctrine of…
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