Louisiana Court of Appeal October 27, 1988, No. 88-CA-0258 (Preis v. Standard Coffee Service Co.)

BARRY, Judge.

Theodore Preis appeals a judgment which maintains Standard Coffee Service Company’s exception of res judicata in his suit for damages. The issue involves whether prior litigation on a non-compete agreement is res judicata.

Preis was a route sales representative for Standard from September, 1979 until September, 1984.