Children's Services Division v. Cash

Plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that the defendant was operating a day care facility without a certificate of approval from the Children’s Services Division. A. previous suit the year before had established the defendant was not operating a child care facility in violation of the law. The trial court found the present suit was barred on the basis of res judicata and collateral estoppel. We affirm.

Plaintiff brought the former suit in September, L977, alleging that defendant was illegally operating a day care facility. At the time, defendant was caring for :rom 12 to 18 children in her…