Court of Appeals of North Carolina March 17, 1977, No. 768SC671 (Blanton v. Maness)

PARKER, Judge.

The sole question for our determination is whether the court erred in dismissing plaintiffs’ action on the ground of res judicata. We hold that it did not.

“Res judicata deals with the effect of a former judgment in favor of a party upon a subsequent attempt by the other party to relitigate the same cause of action.” King v. Grindstaff, 284 N.C. 348, 355, 200 S.E.