Lindy Barnett v. Robert Wolfolk

Summary

The court reversed the judgment sustaining the defendants' plea of res judicata in an insurance subrogation action arising from a traffic accident. Res judicata did not apply because the insured, whose assigned property-damage claim formed the basis of the action, was not a party or privy to the prior consolidated actions and had merely testified as a witness. The court also rejected equitable estoppel as an alternative ground because the record did not establish a representation, reasonable reliance, or resulting prejudice sufficient to bar the claim.