Legal Opinion
Stanfield v. Osborne Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided December 12, 1997No. 77,721PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Abbott, J.:
The plaintiff, Phillip W. Stanfield, appeals from the trial court’s granting summary judgment against him and in favor of the defendants, Osborne Industries, Inc., Stanley M. Thibault, and Ronald Thibault, based on the doctrines of issue preclusion (collateral estoppel) and claim preclusion (res judicata).
In the early 1970s, the plaintiff invented several products, including an electrically heated farrowing pad for use in the hog industry. The plaintiff consulted local businessmen in Osborne, Kansas, about his product ideas. In 1973, the…
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