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àThe€captioned€Plaintiffs€have€appealed€from€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€dismissingÏtheir€suit€against€the€captioned€defendant€for€breach€of€contract€on€grounds€of€res€judicataÏ(decided€in€a€previous€action).ÌÌà àThe€complaint€is€based€upon€a€ð ðcontract€for€Sale€of€Real€Estateðð€dated€May€24,€1994,Ïwhereby€Jeffrey€S.€Brock€agreed€to€sell€certain€described€real€estate€to€ð ðAmbassador€Realty€orÏassignsðð€on€terms€set€out€in€the€contract,€and€the€prayers€of€the€complaint€are€for€specificÏperformance€or€damages.€€In€addition€to€the€usual€provisions€of€such€contracts,€the€subjectÏcontract€contained€the€following:ÌÓÓà àà àAmbassador€will€maintain€possession€and€control€of€Ìà àà àproperty€with€all€rights€of€possession€and€renovation,€Ìà àà àlease€or€sub„let€etc.,€for€the€sum€of€$446.00€per€month,€Ìà àà àpayable€to€Brock€until€the€new€financing€closes€on€or€Ìà àà àbefore€12€mo.€from€date€of€this€contract.ÌÌÌÓÓà àDefendant€Brock€filed€a€ð ðMotion€for€Judgment€on€the€Pleadings/Summary€JudgmentððÏon€the€grounds€that€Towe€was€not€a€party€to€the€contract€and€res€judicata€supported€by€certifiedÏdocuments€evidencing€the€following€prior€proceedings:ÌÌà àOn€December€30,€1994,€Defendant€Brock€initiated€in€General€Sessions€Court€anÏunlawful€detainer€suit€against€Thomas€S.€Tow€(sic)€seeking€possession€of€the€propertyÏdescribed€in€the€contract.€€On€January€19,€1995,€the€General€Sessions€Court€entered€judgmentÏas€follows:ÌÓÓà àà à€€€€It€is€hereby€ordered€and€adjudged€that€the€Plaintiff(s)€beÌà àà àrestored€to€the€possession€of€the€within€described€property€Ìà àà àfor€which€a€Writ€of€Possession€may€issue,€and€be€awarded€Ìà àà àjudgment€against€the€Defendant(s)€for€$2,234.95€and€costsÌà àà àof€suit,€for€which€execution€may€issue.ÌÌà àà àÌÓÓà àThe€record€contains€no€evidence€of€an€appeal€from€the€General€Sessions,€however,€itÏcontains€evidence€of€the€following€proceedings€in€Circuit€Court:€€€On€March€10,€1995,€anÏð ðanswer€and€counterclaimðð€was€filed€in€Circuit€Court€under€the€caption€òòJeffrey€S.€Brock,ÏPlaintiff€v.€Thomas€S.€Towe€and€Ambassador€Realty€&€Investment€Corporationóó.€€(It€should€beÏnoted€at€this€point€that€the€General€Sessions€warrant€and€judgment€involved€only€Brock€andÏTow,€and€Ambassador€Realty€&€Investment€Corporation€was€added€to€the€caption€and€joinedÏin€the€answer€and€counterclaim€as€both€Defendant€and€counter€claimant.)ÌÌà àThe€answer€denied€any€liability€of€ð ðthe€Defendantsðð€as€alleged€in€the€General€SessionsÏwarrant€and€the€counterclaim€sought€specific€performance€of€or€damages€for€breach€of€aÍð ðContract€for€Sale€of€Real€Estateðð€executed€on€May€24,€1994,€between€Brock€as€seller€andÏAmbassador€Realty€&€Investment€Corporation€as€buyer.€ÌÌà àIt€appears€that€the€answer€of€Ambassador€was€not€in€order€because€it€was€not€theÏdefendant€in€the€General€Sessions€case€which€had€been€appealed.€€Towe€(Tow)€had€reason€toÏfile€an€answer€because€he€was€a€party€to€that€case.€€As€a€defendant€in€the€case€on€appeal,€ToweÏhad€a€right€to€file€a€counterclaim€but€no€standing€to€assert€any€right€arising€from€a€contract€toÏwhich€he€was€not€a€party.€€Ambassador€had€no€standing€to€join€in€the€answer€or€counterclaimÏbecause€it€was€not€a€party€to€the€appeal€then€pending€in€Circuit€Court.ÌÌÌÌÌà àOn€April€4,€1995,€the€Circuit€Court€entered€the€following€order:ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€95C353Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àBROCK,€JEFFREY€S.,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àà àPlaintiff,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àV.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àTOW,€THOMAS€S.,€ET€AL,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àà àDefendant.ÌÌÌÓ  ÓòòORDER€OF€DISMISSALóóÌÓ  ÓÌà àà à€€€€It€Appears€to€the€Court€that€this€cause€has€not€been€set€for€Ìà àà àtrial€within€forty„five€(45)€days.ÌÌà àà à€€€€Therefore,€in€accordance€with€Rule€19(b)€of€Local€Rules€Ìà àà àof€Practice€of€the€Courts€of€Record€of€Davidson€County€and€Ìà àà àRule€41.02€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€this€appeal€Ìà àà àshould€be€dismissed.ÌÌà àà à€€€€It€is€therefore,€ORDERED€that€the€judgment€of€the€Ìà àà àGeneral€Sessions€Court€is€hereby€made€a€judgment€of€Ìà àà àthe€Circuit€Court.ÌÌà àà à€€€€Further,€the€costs€of€this€cause€are€assessed€to€the€Ìà àà àAppellant,€and/or€its€surety€for€which€execution€may€Ìà àà àissue,€if€necessary.ÌÌà àà àEntered€this€4th€day€of€April,€1995.ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àòò(S)€WALTER€C.€KURTZ€€€€€óó€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€JudgeÌÌà àà àcc:ÌÌà àà àEDWARDS,€STEPHEN€LEEà àFERRELLI,€JOSEPH€VINCENTÌà àà àThe€Pilcher€Buildingà àà àà à104€WOODMONT€BLVD.Ìà àà à144€2nd€Ave.€N.,€Suite€200à àà àSUITE€115Ìà àà àNASHVILLE,€TN€37201à àà àNASHVILLE,€TN€37205ÌÌà àà àAMBASSADOR€REALTY€ANDÌà àà àCORP.€INVESTMENTÌÌÌà àLocal€Rule€19€of€the€Davidson€County€Courts€of€record€reads€as€follows:ÌÌà àRULE€19.€€GENERAL€SESSIONS€APPEALS€IN€CIRCUIT€COURTÌÌà àà à€€€€(a)à àIt€shall€be€the€duty€of€the€parties€and/or€their€Ìà àà àattorneys€to€determine€when€a€case€appealed€from€the€Ìà àà àGeneral€Sessions€Court€is€filed€with€the€Circuit€Court€Ìà àà àClerk.Ìà àà à€€€€(b)à àThe€case€shall€be€set€for€trial€within€forty„five€(45)Ìà àà àdays.€€If€the€case€is€not€set€within€forty„five€(45)€days,€the€Ìà àà àcase€will€be€dismissed€or€remanded€to€the€General€SessionsÌà àà àCourt€as€may€be€appropriate.€€Before€the€case€is€dismissed€Ìà àà àor€remanded,€the€clerk€shall€give€notice€to€the€parties€of€the€Ìà àà àcourtððs€proposed€dismissal€or€remand.à àÌÌà àà à€€€€œ(c)›à àThe€signature€of€an€attorney€or€party€to€an€appeal€Ìà àà àfrom€General€Sessions€Court€shall€constitute€a€certificate€Ìà àà àunder€T.R.C.P.€11.ÌÓÓÌÓÓà àT.R.C.P.€Rule€41.02€provides€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:ÌÌà àà à€€€€Involuntary€Dismissal€„€Effect€Thereof.€„€(1)€For€Ìà àà àfailure€of€the€plaintiff€to€prosecute€or€to€comply€with€these€Ìà àà àrules€or€any€order€of€court,€a€defendant€may€move€for€Ìà àà àdismissal€of€an€action€or€of€any€claim€against€the€defendant.ÌÌà àà à€€€€(3)€Unless€the€court€in€its€order€for€dismissal€otherwise€Ìà àà àspecifies,€a€dismissal€under€this€subdivision€and€any€Ìà àà àdismissal€not€provided€for€in€this€Rule€41,€other€than€a€Ìà àà àdismissal€for€lack€of€jurisdiction€or€for€improper€venue€or€Ìà àà àfor€lack€of€an€indispensable€party,€operates€as€an€adjudication€Ìà àà àupon€the€merits.ÌÓÓÌà àIt€appears€that€the€action€of€the€Circuit€Court€was€based€upon€the€failure€of€the€partiesÏ(Tow€and€Brock)€to€schedule€a€hearing€on€the€appeal€within€45€days€as€required€by€Local€RuleÏ19.€€The€counterclaim,€which€was€filed€in€Circuit€Court€was€not€subject€to€dismissal€underÏRule€19€which€applied€only€to€General€Sessions€Appeals.€€Moreover,€the€order€of€the€CircuitÏœCourt,›€quoted€œabove,›€did€not€dismiss€the€appeal€or€the€case,€but€entered€the€same€judgment€asÏthat€of€the€General€Sessions€Court,€i.e.,€for€Brock€against€œTowe€(Tow)›€for€possession€andÏrent.€€There€was€no€disposition€of€the€counterclaim€based€upon€the€contract€between€Brock€andÏAmbassador.ÌÌà àReverting€to€the€proceedings€in€Chancery€Court€in€the€present€case,€the€judgment€fromÏwhich€this€appeal€is€prosecuted€states:ÌÓÓÌà àà à€€€€Before€the€Court€is€the€amended€motion€of€the€defendant,€Ìà àà àJeffrey€S.€Brock,€for€judgment€on€the€pleadings€and/or€Ìà àà àsummary€judgment.€€Based€upon€the€motion,€response,€and€Ìà àà àbriefs€and€arguments€of€counsel,€the€Court€is€of€the€opinion€Ìà àà àthat€the€motion€is€well„taken,€and€should€be€granted,€for€the€Ìà àà àreason€that€the€prior€dismissal€of€the€Plaintiffsðð€case€in€òòJeffrey€Ìà àà àS.€Brock€v.€Thomas€S.€Tow€and€Ambassador€Realty€and€Ìà àà àInvestment€Corporation,óó€Case€No.€95C„353,€Circuit€Court€of€Ìà àà àDavidson€County€(appeal€of€General€Sessions€case€No.€95€GT€Ìà àà à1),€acts€as€a€bar€to€this€suit€under€the€doctrine€of€res€judicata.€€Ìà àà àIT€IS€THEREFORE€ORDERED:ÌÌÓÓà àà à1.à àThat€this€action€be€dismissed.ÌÓÓÌÓÓà àFrom€the€above€summary€of€Circuit€Court€proceedings,€it€is€clear€that€there€was€noÏð ðprior€dismissal€of€the€Plaintiffs€case€inòò€Jeffrey€S.€Brock€v.€Thomas€S.€Towe€and€AmbassadorÏRealty€and€Investment€Corporationóó.€€There€was€a€judgment€in€favor€of€the€Plaintiff€BrockÏagainst€the€Defendant€œTowe€(Tow)›€for€possession€and€rent,€but€no€judgment€as€to€theÏcounterclaim€of€Ambassador€and€Towe€for€specific€performance€and€damages.ÌÓÓÌÓÓà àRes€judicata€bars€a€second€suit€between€the€same€parties€on€the€same€cause€of€action€inÏrespect€to€all€issues€which€were€or€could€have€been€litigated€in€the€former€suit.€€òòA.€L.€KornmanÏCo.€v.€Metropolitan€Government€of€Nashvilleóó,€216€Tenn.€205,€391€S.W.2d€633€(1965);òò€NewÏYork€Life€Ins.€Co.,€v.€Nashville€Trust€Coóó.,€200€Tenn.€513,€292€S.W.2d€749€(1956).òò€€ScalesÏv.€Scalesóó,€Tenn.€App.€1978,€564€S.W.2d€667.ÌÌà àRes€judicata€applies€to€judgments€of€the€General€Sessions€Court.€€òòClay€v.€BarringtonÏMotor€Sales,€Incóó.,€Tenn.€App.€1992,€832€S.W.2d€33,€and€to€General€Session€judgmentsÏappealed€to€Circuit€Court€òòMadyun€v.€Ballardóó,€Tenn.€App.€1989,€783€S.W.2d€946.€€ÌÌà àThere€are€cases€where€a€judgment€in€favor€of€one€party€necessarily€concludes€rightsÏasserted€in€a€counterclaim.€€Suits€and€countersuits€arising€from€vehicle€collisions€are€in€thisÏclass.€€However,€the€rules€may€not€apply€where€the€claim€and€counterclaim€are€not€such€thatÏjudgment€on€one€would€not€necessarily€conclude€the€other.ÌÌà àRes€judicata€does€not€apply€in€the€present€case€because€the€former€judgment€did€notÏdispose€of€the€counterclaim€which€was€distinct€and€separate€from€the€possessory€action€thatÍwas€adjudicated.€€Judgment€might€have€been€rendered€for€Ambassador€on€its€claim€for€specificÏperformance€of€the€sale€even€though€judgment€was€rendered€for€Brock€against€œTowe€(Tow)›€inÏthe€unlawful€detainer€case€on€appeal€from€General€Sessions€Court.ÌÌà àAlthough€the€judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€does€not€support€the€defense€of€res€judicata,Ïthis€record€indicates€that€the€countersuit€of€Towe€and€Ambassador€remains€undisposed€ofÏbefore€the€Circuit€Court.€€As€such€it€would€support€a€plea€of€ð ðOther€Action€Pendingðð€orÏð ðFormer€Suit€Pending.ððòò€€Jackson€v.€Jacksonóó,€3€Tenn.€Cas.€(3€Shannon)€18,€2€Leg.€Rep.€275Ï(1878);€History€of€a€Lawsuit,€Eighth€Edition€ðð€185,€p.€233.ÌÌà àSince€this€defense€was€not€presented€to€the€Trial€Court,€and€the€Plaintiffs€did€not€haveÏan€opportunity€to€respond€to€it,€it€would€not€be€in€order€for€this€Court€to€rule€upon€its€factualÏmerits.ÌÌà àFor€the€reasons€stated,€the€judgment€of€the€Chancery€Court€is€reversed€and€vacated.€ÏCosts€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€the€Defendant€Jeffrey€S.€Brock.€€The€cause€is€remandedÏto€the€Trial€Court€for€further€proceedings.€€€€ÌÌREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDà à€€€€ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à_______________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà 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