McInturff v. Neeseman

OPINION

FRANKS, J.

This appeal focuses on the action of the Chancellor in striking defendants’ jury demand, as a sanction for failing to file jury instructions, in accordance with a pre-trial order.

Defendants in their answer, timely demanded a jury, and the Chancellor, pursuant to Rule 16 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, entered an order giving notice of the date for a pre-trial conference, and ordered the parties to file pretrial memoranda with the Court at least five days before the pre-trial conference, and set forth certain matters to be contained in the memoranda. Additionally,…