Johnson v. Johnson

This is an action brought by appellant, plaintiff below, to establish a resulting trust in certain real estate in the city of Denver, the legal title to which is in appellee, defendant below. Appellee, in her answer, set up inter alia the defense of res judicata, and by consent the issue thereby presented was first tried, and the court below found, upon the evidence introduced, that this defense was sustained; and it being decisive of the case, rendered judgment in favor of appellee. The evidence introduced and relied on to support this defense was the record in a certain action for divorce…