A.C. ELFMAN & SONS, INC. v. CLIME


355 Pa.Super. 394 (1986)

513 A.2d 488

A.C. ELFMAN & SONS, INC., Appellee, v. Frederick C. CLIME and Veronica D. Clime, his wife, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Hoyle, Lansdale, for appellants.

John N. Schaeffer, Doylestown, for appellee.

Before WICKERSHAM, WIEAND and POPOVICH, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

The issue in this appeal involves an application of the doctrine of res judicata. The trial court refused to apply the doctrine because judgment in a prior action between the same parties had been entered by agreement before a district justice and because, in the trial court's opinion, it did not constitute a final adjudication of the merits. We reverse.

Frederick and Veronica Clime, husband...

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