LEDBETTER v. TOWNSEND


15 S.W.3d 462 (1999)

Arvy K. LEDBETTER and Ruth Ledbetter, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. Carrol TOWNSEND and Old Hickory Enterprises, Inc., Defendants/Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Jackson.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied December 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Mark Donahoe, Catherine B. Clayton, Spragins, Barnett, Cobb & Butler, PLC, Jackson, TN, for Defendants/Appellants.

Russell Rice, Jr., Law Office of Russell Rice, Jr., P.C., Jackson, TN, for Plaintiffs/Appellees.


Application for Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court December 20, 1999.

FARMER, J.

In this action for breach of contract, the trial court ordered Defendant Carrol Townsend to specifically perform her obligations under a written agreement with Plaintiff Arvy K. Ledbetter dated April 3, 1998. Because we find that this agreement is an illegal and unenforceable contract, we reverse the ruling of the trial court.

Mr. Ledbetter is the owner and operator...

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