Southland Tractors, Inc. v. H & N Construction Co.

The Chancellor awarded complainant below, Southland Tractors, Inc., a judgment in the amount of $3,391.95 against the defendants, H & N Construction Company, Mildred Neal Hargett and Phillip S. Devereux. This judgment represented a deficiency plus attorneys fees on the balance due and owing on a lease-purchase agreement covering a dirt moving tractor called a ‘ ‘ Trenchliner. ” The defendants and cross-complainants, H & N Construction Company and Mildred Neal Hargett, have appealed. The defendant Phillip S. Devereux has not appealed.

Appellants contend: (1) That under the Tennessee Retail…