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24HR HOME BUYERS, LLC ET AL. v. LOUIS ROBERTS ET AL.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Sep 12, 2024

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Thomas M. Leveille, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellants, 24hr Home Buyers, LLC, and Nathan Jackson.

Attorneys 2: Matthew A. Grossman and Rebekah P. Harbin, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Angela Roberts and Louis Roberts.

Judge(s): DAVIS

This appeal stems from a contract to purchase real property in Knox County, Tennessee, which ultimately fell through. The intended purchaser filed suit against the property owner seeking to enforce the contract. The property owner brought a counterclaim against the intended purchaser and a third-party claim against the intended purchaser’s principal averring that they fraudulently induced him to enter into the contract. After contentious litigation, the trial court entered a default judgment in favor of the property owner as a sanction for ongoing discovery abuses by the intended purchaser and its principal. The intended purchaser and its principal sought relief from the judgment pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 60.02, which the trial court denied. Discerning no error by the trial court, we affirm.

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