Ratcliff v. Citizens Bank of Western Indiana

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Stephen and Connie Rateliff, Prairie Production, Inc., and Battleground Hybrids, Inc. (collectively the "Rateliffs") appeal the trial court's grant of a motion to dismiss in favor of Citizens Bank of Western Indiana (the "Bank") and Dan J. Feh-renbach (collectively, the "defendants") on the Rateliffs' multi-count civil complaint. The following two consolidated issues are dispositive of our review:

1. Whether the trial court erred when it determined that the Ratecliffs' claims were barred because they failed to file them as compulsory counterclaims in a…