TAYLOR v. DENTON HATCHERY, INC.

No. 531.

111 S.E.2d 864 (1960)

251 N.C. 689

F. L. TAYLOR v. DENTON HATCHERY, INC.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 14, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Armstrong, Troy, for plaintiff, appellant.

W. D. Sabiston, Jr., Carthage, for defendant, appellee.


MOORE, Justice.

There is a single question for decision on this appeal. Is the judgment in the case of Taylor v. Hunt, referred to above, res judicata of the matters alleged in the complaint and is it a bar to the prosecution of the instant action? The question must be answered in the affirmative.

"While a person injured by the tort of a servant may bring suit against either the master or servant, a recovery against the master has been held to bar a...

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