Leroy Smith v. Ronald Gourley

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE September 4, 2002 Session LEROY SMITH v. RONALD W. GOURLEY Appeal from the Chancery Court for Sumner County No. 2000C-373 Tom E. Gray, Chancellor No. M2002-00044-COA-R3-CV - Filed March 4, 2003 The Chancery Court of Sumner County denied enforcement of a lease with an option to purchase. On appeal the lessee argues that the chancellor erred in refusing to allow a copy of the lease/option to be introduced into evidence after he testified that the original had been lost. We find that the chancellor refused to allow the lease/option into evidence…