Gose v. Monroe Auto Equipment Co.

The doctrine of res judicata bars relitigation of a claim or issue previously adjudicated.

In a prior separate proceeding, in Gose, it was determined that he was not entitled to compensation for loss of the industrial use of his legs. The question now presented is whether this petition seeking compensation for incurable insanity is barred by the earlier determination because both efforts to obtain compensation seek to enforce the same claim of total and permanent disability.

In Sanders it was previously determined that she had not established permanent and total loss of the industrial use of…