Daniel F. Gruender v. E.G. Holt, Southeastern Representatives and Associates, Cherokee Aviation Corporation, Aviation Unlimited

BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an action for damages related to the leasing of an aircraft and its subsequent bailment for repairs. Federal jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1) and (C), and Tennessee law applies. A magistrate tried the case without a jury and determined that defendants E.G. Holt and Southeastern Representatives were liable to Gruender for breaching the lease agreement. However, the magistrate dismissed Gruender’s claims against Cherokee Aviation Corporation and Aviation Unlimited. The sole issue on appeal is the…