Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Estoppel — Res Judicata — Identity of Subject-Matter — Larger Land Includes Smaller Land

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Res judicata applies from larger to smaller, not from smaller to larger. If a previous action determined title to a smaller portion of land, that does not bar a subsequent action concerning a larger area that includes that smaller portion. The larger area was not…

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