Legal Opinion
Ford Consumer Finance Co., Inc. v. Clay
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 10, 1998No. 01A01-9610-CH-00481PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM C. KOCH, Jr., Judge.
This appeal involves a maker’s liability on a promissory note. The Chancery Court for Davidson County, following a bench trial, awarded the holder of the note a $27,523.47 judgment. The maker of the note appealed to this court and then filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The maker of the note has now informed this court that the debt arising from the judgment on the note has been discharged, relieving him from further personal liability on the note. Because the judgment on the note…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McIntyre v. TraughberCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- McCanless, Com'r v. KleinTennessee Supreme Court · 1945
- State ex rel. Lewis v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1961
- Dockery v. DockeryCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
- Massengill v. MassengillCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1952
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3Cited by31 opinions
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