Siu Leung Shum v. Gaudreau

ADKINS, Judge.

We here consider the res judicata effect of a landlord’s action for repossession of premises and unpaid rent on a subsequent action by the landlord to recover for the cost of repairing damage done to the leased premises during the term of the tenancy. The issues presented arise from a dispute between respondent D.L. Gaudreau (“Landlord”) and petitioner Siu Leung Shum (“Tenant”). Landlord leased property to Tenant on 18 September 1985. The rented parcel, 1459 Fairfield Loop Road in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, was a residence. But Tenant, owner of an Annapolis-area restaurant,…