Gulf Oil Corp. v. Forcum

In this cause, the Gulf Oil Corporation, which was defendant in the lower court, appeals from a judgment against it in the sum of $1,000, plus interest thereon from May 15, 1960, recovered against it by Donald Forcum, d/b/a Associated Contractors and Engineers, who was plaintiff in the lower court. The cause comes to us under the provisions of Section 27-303 T.C.A. for a hearing de novo, with a presumption that the judgment of the trial court is correct unless the preponderance of the evidence is contrary to the judgment. In this opinion, the parties wall be referred to, as in the lower…