GRIFFIN v. HOLIDAY INNS OF AMERICA

No. 11918.

480 S.W.2d 506 (1972)

Leon GRIFFIN, Appellant, v. HOLIDAY INNS OF AMERICA et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hooper & Robinson, Karl H. Moeller, Malcolm Robinson, Austin, for appellant.

Waitz, Bretz & Collins, Bruce Waitz, San Antonio, Wallace T. Barber, San Marcos, for appellees.


SHANNON, Justice.

The single issue in this appeal involves the application of the doctrine of res judicata. Specifically, the question is whether a final judgment in a suit on an express contract for labor and services bars a second suit grounded on quantum meruit between the same parties concerning the same labor and services. We hold that the second suit is barred by the judgment in the first.

Appellant, Leon Griffin, appeals from a summary...

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