Quelette v. Whittemore

OPINION

LEWIS, Judge.

In this case the Chancellor dismissed plaintiff’s suit, holding that they were “barred from bringing the present action in that the basis of the present action is the same subject matter as was tried in Case Number 78 — 1852-III, QUELETTE, et al, vs. WHITTEMORE, et al, and therefore would have been the basis for a compulsory counterclaim pursuant to Rule 13.01, Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.”

The pertinent facts are as follows:

Plaintiffs and defendants entered into a lease agreement whereby plaintiffs leased from defendants certain property located in Davidson County,…