MALLICOAT v. POYNTER


722 S.W.2d 681 (1986)

Walter H. MALLICOAT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joyce Loraine POYNTER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section.

Permission to Appeal Denied December 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. MacDonald, Jenkins & Jenkins, Knoxville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Joel H. Anderson, Jr., Knoxville, for defendant-appellee, Joyce Loraine Poynter.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court December 29, 1986.

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

Plaintiff's action contesting the validity of the will of Bessie Love Sweet was dismissed by summary judgment on the basis the judgment upholding the will in a previous will contest was res judicata.

Prior to the filing of this action, the Circuit Court of Knox County had determined the validity of the will. The previous

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