Thorpe v. Parker

Tbe plaintiffs introduced tbe judgment roll in a former case between tbe parties under whom both plaintiffs and defendants respectively claim title. Tbis evidence was relied upon as an estoppel. Tbe defendants objected to tbe introduction of tbe evidence upon tbe ground tbat tbe estoppel by judgment was not pleaded, but tbe law has been settled contrary to tbe contention of tbe defendants. Stancill v. James, 126 N. C., 190, 35 S. E., 245; Moody v. Wike, 181 N. C., 509, 107 S. E., 457; Bullard v. Insurance Co., 189 N. C., 34, 126 S. E., 179. These decisions bold tbat tbe record and judgment,…