Nunnery v. Brantley Construction Co., Inc.

Goolsby, Judge:

Robert Nunnery, who does business as Nunnery Roofing Company, and Roofing Enterprises of South Carolina, Inc., brought suit against Brantley Construction Company, Inc., and the American Arbitration Association, Inc., to enjoin arbitration proceedings brought before the Association by Brantley against Nunnery and Roofing Enterprises. The circuit court granted the injunction and Brantley appeals. We affirm.

The dispositive issue on appeal concerns whether the principles of res judicata bar Bradley from arbitrating its claim that Nunnery and Roofing Enterprises performed defective…