Legal Opinion
Buice v. Scruggs Equipment Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 1952PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett
This is a suit in the Chancery Court of Knox County for breach of contract. The bill as filed was demurred to. The demurrer was sustained by the Chancellor and the suit was dismissed. The cause has been seasonably appealed, error assigned and arguments heard and we now have the matter for disposition.
The bill alleged a verbal contract between the appellant and the appellees. The demurrer in its various grounds averred that the contract being verbal could not be enforced under the Statute of Frauds as set forth in Code Section 7197, a portion of the Uniform Sales Act, and subsection 2 of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cobble v. LangfordTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
- Dillard & Coffin Co. v. Richmond Cotton Oil Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1918
- Ashley and Gibbs v. PrestonTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
- State Ex Rel. v. Trust Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1935
- Johnson v. LaneTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
3Cited by29 opinions
- Siddarth Shah and Daksha Shah, Plaintiffs-Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Racetrac Petroleum Co., Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Blasingame v. American Materials, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1983
- Buice v. Scruggs Equipment Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1953
- Shedd v. Gaylord Entertainment Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2003
- Peggy L. Smith, Individually and as Trustee of Peggy L. Smith Trust v. Hi-Speed, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2016
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