Young v. Young

CAMPBELL, Judge.

The doctrine of res judicata applies to divorce actions as well as other civil actions. Garner v. Garner, 268 N.C. 664, 151 S.E. 2d 553 (1966). No appeal having been taken therefrom, the judgment entered by Judge Winner 22 August 1972, became and is a final judgment upon the merits and a determination of the rights of the parties as they existed at the time of the judgment. Bowen v. Murphrey, 256 N.C. 681, 124 S.E. 2d 882 (1962). In Bowen v. Murphrey, supra, the court stated:

“A final judgment, which adjudicates upon the merits the issues raised by the pleadings, ‘estops the…