558 N.E.2d 1178 (Ohio 1990), 89-1178, National Amusements, Inc. v. City of Springdale

Citation: 558 N.E.2d 1178, 53 Ohio St.3d 60

Opinion Judge: HERBERT R. BROWN, Justice. H. Brown, J.

Party Name: NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS, INC., Appellant, v. CITY OF SPRINGDALE, Appellee.

Attorney: Generally, a change in decisional law which might arguably reverse the outcome in a prior civil action does not bar the application of the doctrine of res judicata. Since the doctrine of res judicata serves important public and private interests, exceptions to the doctrine's application should be...

Judge Panel: MOYER, C.J., and SWEENEY, HOLMES, DOUGLAS, WRIGHT and RESNICK, JJ., concur.

Case Date: August 08, 1990

Court: Ohio Supreme Court