Henegar v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.

This appeal presents a question of law only and that is the plea of res ad judicata is good. This plea was sustained by the trial judge and this appeal resulted.

It appears that plaintiffs filed suit for damages against the defendant in the Circuit Court of Giles County on December 22, 1959, seeking damages to their livestock, personal property and real estate for the period of time from October 1, 1957, to October 1, 1959. Later the declaration was amended “so that the period of time covered by their suit shall be from October 1, 1957, to October 1, 1958.”

The damages complained of was being…