Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Sharpe

MEMORANDUM

ROBERT L. TAYLOR, Chief Judge.

This is an action to recover deposits and advance payments for hotel rooms reserved for use during the 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. Defendants, Russell Sharpe and Owen B. Sharpe, d/b/a Old Hickory Inn, counterclaimed for monies allegedly due on vouchers defendants accepted from plaintiff’s customers and for lost profits on unused hotel rooms allegedly reserved by plaintiff, Greyhound Lines, Inc. The following constitutes the Court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Plaintiff is in the business of promoting and selling tours. As part…