Johnson v. State Roads Commission

P®r Curiam :

This case is the finale to State Roads Comm. v. Johnson, 222 Md. 493 (1960), in which this Court held, in a suit in equity to quiet title, that the State Roads Commission was vested with fee simple title to the strip of land the ownership of which was therein contested. The losing parties in that case, the Johnsons, then sought to establish, in a suit at law for trespass q. c. f., that they have obtained title to the strip by adverse possession. The trial court granted a directed verdict for the State Roads Commission on the ground of res judicata. We think the trial court was…