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Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1931 | Happy Valley Homes, Inc. v. American Glanzstoff Corporation | Carter | Breach of Contract |
In 1928, the parties entered a contract where the plaintiff agreed to buy lots and build 12 houses on them, ready for occupancy a few months later. The defendant agreed to be liable for the rent for the first ten years, at $393.10 per month. After the first month, the defendant refused to pay the plaintiff, instead collecting rent from the houses but not forwarding the money, even though the plaintiff accepted a loss of $10,000 due to the contractual estimate for construction. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1318 | 671 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1931 | N. A. Lackey& wife v. Carr Brothers | Carter | Breach of Contract |
Original bill was filed when a breach of contract by N. A. Lackey occurred in 1927. The defendants bound themselves in a contract to furnish the plaintiffs' with $5,000 worth of building material and lumber and to use their best efforts to obtain a loan on their property if they didn't have the funds to pay the defendants when building was complete. The plaintiffs later failed to carry out their terms of the contract by paying 15% of the material not used, or $750. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1317 | 34 | Order A Copy |