Ameigh v. Baycliffs Corp.

Because I believe that the two judgments from the administrative appeals are res judicata, I respectfully dissent and would affirm the court of appeals.

A final judgment on the merits precludes relitigation of the same issues or claims where there is mutuality of the parties involved in the two actions pursuant to res judicata. Grava v. Parkman Twp. (1995), 73 Ohio St.3d 379, 653 N.E.2d 226.

The majority determines that the courts in both administrative appeals determined that the “trustees lacked authority to revoke the zoning permit.” Based on that determination, the majority concludes that…