In this action the trial court dismissed plaintiffs' complaint on the grounds that a prior summary judgment based on the statute of limitations entered in favor of defendants conclusively barred the present case by the doctrine of res judicata. We hold that the prior summary judgment was not a judgment on the merits and reverse.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY1
On May 20, 1988...
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