CAR CARRIERS, INC. v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 84-1729.

789 F.2d 589 (1986)

CAR CARRIERS, INC., Clark Transport Company, Inc., Carrier Equipment Co., Transco Corporation, Transport Terminals, Inc., Selby Transport Co., JPB Corporation, James P. Byrne, and Tykely Investment Co., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Nu-Car Carriers, Inc., and Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Brejcha, Sullivan & Associates, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Thomas A. Doyle, Baker & McKenzie, James S. Whitehead, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Ill., for Ford Motor Co.

Robert M. Gault, Bruce D. Sokler, Peter A. Biagetti, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, Boston, Mass., Sheldon Davidson, Peterson & Houpt, Chicago, Ill., for Nu-Car Carriers, Inc.

Before COFFEY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

In this case, we are asked to decide whether the present litigation is barred by an earlier lawsuit under the doctrine of res judicata. For the reasons which follow, we hold that the present suit is barred by the earlier judgment and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the district court.

In 1982, Car Carriers, Inc. (Car Carriers) and six related entities1 brought an action against Ford Motor Company (Ford...

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