COLE, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment sustaining the peremptory exception raising the objection of res judicata. The issue presented is whether a suit against a tortfeasor's insurer is subject to dismissal on the basis of res judicata because the plaintiff executed a compromise and release of the tortfeasor, without any reservation of rights against the insurer.
On April 16, 1982, David M. Morris filed suit for personal injuries against Wilburn Morris...
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