SORRELLS CONSTR. CO. INC. v. CHANDLER ARMENTROUT & ROEBUCK, P.C.

A94A0707.

214 Ga. App. 193 (1994)

SORRELLS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. CHANDLER ARMENTROUT & ROEBUCK, P.C.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied July 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Michael Sweetnam, for appellant.

Webb, Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, Kent T. Stair, R. Michael Ethridge, Gregory H. Wheeler, for appellee.


POPE, Chief Judge.

This appeal involves the res judicata and collateral estoppel effects of a voluntary dismissal with prejudice, specifically in the context of co-defendants who are principal and agent. Relying on the doctrine of res judicata, the trial court held that plaintiff's voluntary dismissal of its claim against the principal barred pursuit of its claim against the agent. We disagree and reverse.

The parties' dispute arose out of construction work...

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