Galloway v. Linnell

Ruffin, Judge.

Keith Linnell filed a dispossessory action against his tenants, Mark Galloway and Mark Osenbach. The tenants counterclaimed for actual and punitive damages, alleging that Linnell failed to repair the premises. Linnell dismissed the dispossessory action before the start of trial, stating that he was no longer the tenants’ landlord. Following a bench trial on the tenants’ counterclaim, the trial court entered judgment in favor of Linnell. Galloway and Osenbach appeal, contending that the trial court erred in denying their motion to compel and in entering judgment for Linnell. We…