Court of Appeals of North Carolina, 1974

Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson v. Hamrick

Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson v. Hamrick
Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Decided November 6, 1974 · Vaughn, Campbell, Britt
209 S.E.2d 305; 23 N.C. App. 550; 1974 N.C. App. LEXIS 2151 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson v. Hamrick

Opinion

*551 VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendant’s plea of res judicata in this case should have been sustained only if there was an identity of parties, subject matter and issues with the earlier case. The minor plaintiff in this case was neither a party nor one in privity with a party to the other action and, of course, he had no control over the other lawsuit. That his father was a party in the other action is irrelevant to this minor’s right to prosecute his separate cause of action. The judgment from which plaintiff appealed is contrary to law and must be reversed.

Reversed.

Judges Campbell and Britt concur.

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