Lundburg v. Stinson

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HEEN, J.

In this action based upon a real estate listing agreement, defendants James Stinson (Stinson), Lois Bruce (Bruce), who is personal representative of the estate of Robert Bruce, 1 and Sanford Langa (Langa) appeal from the June 28, 1982 judgment in favor of plaintiff Harold Lundburg (Lundburg). We reverse.

Although the appeal raises several questions, 2 the dispositive ones and our answers are: (1) Was this action barred as to Stinson by the doctrine of res judicata because an earlier action by Lundburg against Stinson and Maalaea Land Corporation (MLC), a Hawaii…