STANFIELD v. OSBORNE INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 77,721.

263 Kan. 388 (1997)

949 P.2d 602

PHILLIP W. STANFIELD, Appellant, v. OSBORNE INDUSTRIES, INC., STANLEY M. THIBAULT, and RONALD THIBAULT, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 12, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorsey L. Baker, of Lubbock, Texas, argued the cause, and Don W. Noah, of Noah & Harrison, P.A., of Beloit, was with him on the briefs for appellant.

Timothy B. Mustaine, of Foulston & Siefkin, L.L.P., of Wichita, argued the cause, and James D. Oliver, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for appellees.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

ABBOTT, J.:

The plaintiff, Phillip W. Stanfield, appeals from the trial court's granting summary judgment against him and in favor of the defendants, Osborne Industries, Inc., Stanley M. Thibault, and Ronald Thibault, based on the doctrines of issue preclusion (collateral estoppel) and claim preclusion (res judicata).

In the early 1970s, the plaintiff invented several products, including an electrically heated...

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