King General Contractors, Inc. v. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

REÑDLEN, Judge.

King General Contractors, Inc. (King) appeals the trial court’s dismissal of its suit for damages against Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS). We must decide whether the current action is barred by the judgment of an earlier case prosecuted against RLDS and Tri-Cote Sales of Kansas City, Inc. (TriCote) arising from the same contracts and the underlying facts at bar. The cause comes here on transfer after opinion from the court of appeals affirming the judgment of the trial court.

On February 22, 1984, Tri-Cote and RLDS entered a contract by which…