Finch v. Dobbs

Citations

• 112 Miss. 73
• 72 So. 858

Syllabus

<p>JUDGMENT. Res adjudicata. Farties bound. Successor of state land commissioner.</p> <p>Where the state land commissioner was perpetually enjoined hy a court of competent jurisdiction of the subject-matter and of the person, from conveying to any person other than complainant the swamp land title of the state to certain land, such decree bound his successor and those claiming under such successor and prevented such successor from making the conveyance so enjoined although the decree itself was erroneous and although it was not res adjudicata of the rights of the state.</p>