Court of Appeals of North Carolina September 7, 1993, No. 9210SC654 (Hales v. North Carolina Insurance Guaranty Ass'n)

MARTIN, Judge.

The determinative issue on appeal is whether the 1986 judgment in the declaratory judgment action brought by William I. Hales against Interstate bars plaintiffs’ claims against the Association in the present case under the doctrine of res judicata. We hold that it does.

The law with respect to summary judgment is well established.