Galbreath v. Harris

OPINION

LEWIS, Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff Charles Galbreath from the trial court’s dismissal of his complaint in which he sought to recover rent under a lease.

The pertinent facts are as follows:

Plaintiff and defendants jointly owned two parcels of real property, one located on Northcrest Drive and the other on Eighth Avenue South, both in Davidson County, Tennessee.

On 29 March 1977, the parties entered into a lease whereby plaintiff leased his one-half interest in each of the two parcels to defendants for the sum of $1,077.33 per month.

In August 1977, defendants purchased plaintiff’s…