Freda Boyce and Marvell Boyce v. LPP Mortgage LTD

in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., joined.

OPINION

This case involves the application of the doctrine of res judicata. The parties previously engaged in litigation in the General Sessions Court regarding possession of a foreclosed property. The homeowners attempted to assert that the mortgage company did not have proper title to the property prior to initiating foreclosure proceedings. The parties and the trial court all apparently concluded that the General Sessions Court lacked jurisdiction to inquire into the merits of the title based on Tennessee Code Annotated Section…