Ison v. Thomas
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
2007 WL 1194374 (2007)
Relevant factsFree
George Ison (plaintiff) was injured in a July 2003 car accident with Anthony Thomas (defendant) and first sued Thomas only for property damage, winning about $5,000 at trial in August 2003. In April 2005, Ison filed a second lawsuit against Thomas seeking damages for the personal injuries he suffered in the same accident, but the trial court dismissed it, holding the personal injury claim was part of the same cause of action as the earlier property damage suit and had merged into that prior judgment.
IssueFree
Whether all claims against a single defendant arising out of the same transaction, or series of connected transactions, must be brought in a single action.
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