Legal Opinion
Fowler v. Vineyard
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 9, 1991No. S91G0272PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
We granted certiorari to consider whether the present action for personal injuries filed by Vineyard against Fowler and Georgia Hi-Lift is barred by res judicata. The bar would result from Vineyard’s voluntary dismissal with prejudice of his cross-claim for contribution against Fowler and Georgia Hi-Lift in a previous action in which Vineyard was a co-defendant with Fowler and Georgia Hi-Lift. We reverse the Court of Appeals’ holding that res judicata did not bar the personal injury action, Vineyard v. Fowler, 197 Ga. App. 453 (398 SE2d 709) (1990).
On January 17, 1987, Vineyard…
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