https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292823 A prior rent-suit judgment did not bar the later title suit because res judicata applies only to matters directly and substantially in issue before a court competent to decide them, and the earlier court's limited jurisdiction meant title was only incidental. The evidence on the mokurrari grants, the document terms, and subsequent dealings showed the brothers held separate estates, not a joint estate; that finding of severance was upheld. The decree in favour of the widow was therefore maintained on the merits, and both appeals failed. en-us Sat, 13 Dec 1884 00:00:00 +0521 Sat, 09 Jan 2021 10:49:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292823 A prior rent-suit judgment did not bar the later title suit because res judicata applies only to matters directly and substantially in issue before a court competent to decide them, and the earlier court's limited jurisdiction meant title was only incidental. The evidence on the mokurrari grants, the document terms, and subsequent dealings showed the brothers held separate estates, not a joint estate; that finding of severance was upheld. The decree in favour of the widow was therefore maintained on the merits, and both appeals failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 13 Dec 1884 00:00:00 +0521 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292823