Lakin Cattle Company v. Engelthaler

McFarland, Justice:

Lakin Cattle Company, hereinafter referred to as appellant, brought an action of forcible detainer pursuant to A.R.S. § 33-361 and A.R.S. § 12-1171 et seq. George Engelthaler, Dan Ford, and the Silver Star Cattle Company, hereinafter referred to as appellees, were granted a motion to dismiss followed by a judgment in their favor based upon a plea of res judicata. Appellant appeals from this judgment.

The record shows that appellant filed a complaint of forcible detainer on February 1,- 1963, which alleged that it was entitled to the possession of leased premises because of a…