Legal Opinion
National Heritage Corp. v. Mount Olive Memorial Gardens, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 5, 1979No. 34613PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
We granted certiorari to determine whether the grant of summary judgment to the defendant in one suit is necessarily res judicata in a second suit between the same parties on the same contract. National Heritage Corp. v. Mount Olive Memorial Gardens, Inc., 148 Ga. App. 398 (251 SE2d 311) (1978).
National Heritage is a foreign corporation transacting business in this state.
In early 1974, National Heritage filed suit (hereinafter "the first suit”) against Mount Olive for breach of contract. In its answer and counterclaim, the defendant raised as an affirmative defense that while…
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