In the Matter of Joseph A. Hansler, Debtor. Joseph A. Hansler v. Tony Mainka, and Am Vending Company

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Tony Mainka and AM Vending Company appeal the district court’s judgment awarding damages to Joseph A. Hansler for unpaid rent Mainka owed under an equipment lease agreement. Mainka argues that the district court erred in several respects, including the court’s failure to give res judi-cata effect to an earlier state court judgment. We conclude that res judicata bars Hansler’s suit, and thus we do not reach Mainka’s other arguments.

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Hansler, the sole shareholder of Automated Services, Inc., entered into an agreement to lease vending equipment to Mainka and his…