Couch v. Schley

HALE, Justice.

Appellant, A. M. Couch, instituted this suit on February 24, 1956, against appellee, Jack A. Schley, Sr., for “title and ownership” of $1,000 in currency which he found buried in the ground on January 7, 1952, while working on premises belonging to appellee. In answer to the suit, appellee interposed a plea of res judicata based upon a prior judgment rendered by the trial court and affirmed by the Supreme Court, and moved for summary judgment. The trial court granted the motion and rendered judgment summarily that appellant take nothing.

Appellant predicates his appeal upon three…