Booher v. Richmond Square, Inc.

— Appellee Richmond Square, Inc., recovered judgment from appellant Booher for rent due under the terms of a lease of space in a shopping center.

Appellant’s principal contention on appeal is that the action was barred under the doctrine of res judicata due to a prior judgment involving the same parties and same lease.

On May 29, 1967, appellant Booher and one Douglas W. Rankin, as lessees, and appellee as lessor, entered into a written lease for a ten year term providing for payment of rents and charges in monthly installments. Lessees opened for business on August 24, 1967, and later…