Legal Opinion
Vakalis v. Kagan
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 16, 1989No. 6490PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
The dispositive issue in this case is whether the plaintiff, after a final judgment on the merits of an action against the defendants for breach of a partnership agreement, is barred by the principles of res judicata from thereafter pursuing a second cause of action stemming from the same set of facts against the same defendants. The present cause of action is in two counts and seeks a dissolution, accounting and winding up of the partnership of which the plaintiff alleges he is a member, and the appointment of a receiver for the partnership.
The defendants moved for summary judgment on the…
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