Legal Opinion
Lane v. John Deere Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 1989PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DROWOTA, Chief Justice.
Plaintiffs-appellees, Lawrence Lane and Carl Neely, sued defendant-appellant, John Deere Company and the local dealer, Clifford Pugh, d/b/a Tri County Equipment Company, for the wrongful acceleration of a debt and repossession of farm equipment purchased under installment sales contracts. The case was submitted to the jury with instructions on both breach of contract and conversion and resulted in a general verdict against John Deere in the amount of forty-five thousand dollars. 1 The Court of Appeals affirmed, and we granted permission to appeal primarily to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- State National Bank of El Paso v. Farah Manufacturing Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1984
- Paul Reid and Mary J. Reid v. Key Bank of Southern Maine, Inc., Paul Reid and Mary J. Reid v. Key Bank of Southern Maine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- FARMERS CO-OP. EL., INC., DUNCOMBE v. State BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- Redbud Cooperative Corp. v. ClaytonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
- Kupka v. MoreyAlaska Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Huntington National Bank v. HookerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
- Wakefield v. CrawleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
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- Regions Bank v. Thomas D. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2013
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