Legal Opinion
Farmer v. Farmer
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 22, 1975PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GODDARD, Special Justice.
This case involves the question of whether a general contractor can recover money expended in the construction of a dwelling when he has not complied with the licensing provisions of Chapter 6, Title 62 of the Tennessee Code.
The Chancery Court for Hamblen County awarded Bobby Farmer a judgment in the sum of |4561.98 on the basis of quantum meruit. The Court of Appeals reversed and dismissed.
The facts pertinent to our disposition of this case are relatively undisputed. Bobby Farmer, Plaintiff-Petitioner, who will hereinafter be referred to as Builder, is…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Cary-Lombard Lumber Co. v. ThomasTennessee Supreme Court · 1893
- Chalker v. Birmingham & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Stewart v. HammondWashington Supreme Court · 1970
- Stevenson v. EwingTennessee Supreme Court · 1888
- Gilley v. HarrellTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Wiltcher v. BradleyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
- Winter v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Ken Gardner Ford Sales, Inc. (In Re Ken Gardner Ford Sales, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1981
- Kyle v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 2003
- Gene Taylor & Sons Plumbing Co. Inc. v. Corondolet Real. TrustTennessee Supreme Court · 1981
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