TAYLOR v. SHILEY INC.


714 A.2d 1064 (1998)

Geraldine TAYLOR, Elizabeth Ridgeway, Rosemary Grunsby and Fred Grunsby v. SHILEY INCORPORATED, Pfizer, Inc. and Hospital Products Group, Inc. Appeal of Elizabeth RIDGEWAY, Rosemary Grunsby and Fred Grunsby.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Green, Philadelphia, for appellants.

David Klingsberg, New York City, for appellees.

Before TAMILIA, ORIE MELVIN and BECK, JJ.


BECK, Judge.

In this appeal we address whether plaintiffs-appellants, Elizabeth Ridgeway, Rosemary Grunsby and Fred Grunsby, who were represented in a class action suit which was resolved by a court approved settlement, may pursue an independent action in the court of common pleas. We conclude that res judicata bars the action in the common pleas court and we affirm the orders of the trial court.

In 1986 appellants, as members of a class known as The...

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