YELSEN LAND CO., INC. v. State

This is an action by appellant to declare that it is the owner of a 700-acre area adjacent to its Morris Island property. The Master granted the State and the State Ports Authority (SPA) (collectively respondents) summary judgment, and appellant appeals. We affirm, finding res judicata applies to bar appellant’s attempt to relitigate title to this property.

FACTS

In 1969, the State sued appellant 1 alleging the State owned “all tidelands, submerged lands, and waters” adjacent to Morris Island. Appellant answered and claimed it owned all the tidelands, submerged lands, and marshes adjacent to…