Scalzo v. City of Danbury

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court properly rendered a summary judgment in favor of the defendants because the doctrine of res judicata barred the plaintiffs’ action for damages for the alleged taking of the named plaintiff’s property.1 We affirm the judgment of the trial court, but on different grounds.2 The trial court’s decision was predicated upon the claim preclusion aspect of res judicata; we rule on the basis of issue preclusion. We hold that the taking issue was fully and fairly litigated, so as to preclude the plaintiff from relitigating the issue of whether the…