Suntrust Bank v. Johnson

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE May 26, 1998 Session SUNTRUST BANK, NASHVILLE v. RUTH JOHNSON Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County No. 95-2650-II Ernest B. Pellegrin, Special Chancellor No. M1997-00202-COA-R3-CV - Filed December 13, 2000 This appeal involves a dispute between a commercial bank and the Tennessee Department of Revenue regarding the bank’s claim for a refund of the sales taxes paid in connection with defaulted retail installment sales contracts purchased from various automobile dealers. After the Department denied its refund claim, the bank sued…