Tadlock v. Duncan

Smith, Judge.

Appellants Bill R. and Sara C. Tadlock leased certain commercial property to appellee J. C. Duncan for a five-year term from February 1, 1991 to January 31, 1996. In May 1991, appellant Bill Tadlock brought an action in the Civil Court of Richmond County seeking to terminate the lease due to an alleged breach by Duncan. That action ended in a judgment for Duncan.

The Tadlocks filed the present action on March 23, 1992 in the same court, alleging new grounds for terminating the lease. Duncan answered and filed a counterclaim for alleged interference by the Tadlocks with the conduct…