Nunn v. Mather

Citations

• 60 Wash. 484
• 111 P. 566
• 1910 Wash. LEXIS 1076

Syllabus

<p>Judgment — Res Judicata — Dismissal on the Merits. In an action to quiet title, a formal judgment reciting that after the plaintiffs had rested and their case being fully closed, the case was dismissed “for lack of equity,” conclusively shows a decision on the merits; and the same is res judicata and a bar to another action between the same parties seeking the same relief.</p> <p>Judgment — Record—Conclusiveness. The formal signed judgment showing a dismissal on the merits cannot be controlled or affected by the clerk’s informal journal entry indicating a judgment •of nonsuit only.</p>