WPC  BSͬ֏;:t(Hl!)k'*}mD^WyeIQ A[-LSg*k&Y5+'3d#e lw%4G2uydj:B G{"y^?*HgTFZEr|8џj@Fy#=1'/dܥY'Ӧ[ @MqDukq+$os5n)cfCxi(?q1 gvJR݇4Q4fDq!np[\&=.SZѓEDX-ԫ("'>0AM!= kړ8e͂DVE_#´{&aۘZhS%"%խڄ΅#R6fmB[#'_gZ*iٖooD/Yv*nz?e# F UNQ % 0 UN w 4  ? B 0 ? 0DFZ>?#UNbUNUNUN3;U:YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY D3 0D AO YY 0D D/c B HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nL(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($71dXdXd7  HgITR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalT(Y Z 6Times New Roman RegularUEUPUUeUDDUUӀh&3|x 5  $HXX `   1    XXThejudgmentoftheGeneralSessionsCourtwaslikelyentitledtoagreater  significancethanitwasaccorded.Itwasnotappealed. d((3$ !7XXdXXd7  HXXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T   `   0  (#$  0    $HXX `   2    XXThisallegationwasapparentlyabandoned.  +$HXX `   3    XXTomGargonehadbeendismissed.TheplaintiffwasinHawaii.   +$HXX `   4     AffirmanceWithoutOpinionMemorandumOpinion. (b)TheCourt,withtheconcurrenceofall  judgesparticipatinginthecase,mayaffirm,reverseormodifytheactionsofthetrialcourtbymemorandumopinionwhenaformalopinionwouldhavenoprecedentialvalue.Whenacaseisdecidedbymemorandumopinionitshallbedesignated MEMORANDUMOPINION,shallnotbepublished,andshallnotbecitedorreliedonforanyreasoninasubsequentunrelatedcase.[AsamendedbyorderfiledApril22,1992.]# # 5  +$HDXX `   1    XXDThejudgmentoftheGeneralSessionsCourtwaslikelyentitledtoagreater  significancethanitwasaccorded.Itwasnotappealed.(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular  +$HDXX `   2    XXDThisallegationwasapparentlyabandoned.(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular  +$HXX `   3    XXTomGargonehadbeendismissed.TheplaintiffwasinHawaii.(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular   +$HXX `   4     M AffirmanceWithoutOpinionMemorandumOpinion. (b)TheCourt,withtheconcurrenceofall  judgesparticipatinginthecase,mayaffirm,reverseormodifytheactionsofthetrialcourtbymemorandumopinionwhenaformalopinionwouldhavenoprecedentialvalue.Whenacaseisdecidedbymemorandumopinionitshallbedesignated MEMORANDUMOPINION,shallnotbepublished,andshallnotbecitedorreliedonforanyreasoninasubsequentunrelatedcase.[AsamendedbyorderfiledApril22,1992.]#  M#(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular X] XXXk  XX]    Ad FILED  k   July14,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr.ͺ  AppellateCourt  Clerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular 'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !7XXdXXd7  HXXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T    ] 7XdXXd7   r*<,(j 8 `@Ex tt0"rߛINTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  ATKNOXVILLE     WILLIAMK.BUCHANAN,JR.,  ) p RHEACIRCUIT  l  `     h     ) ` Plaintiff/Appellant h     ) p NO.03A019811CV00387 <   `     h     )v. `     h     ) p HON.J.CURTISSMITH \   `     h     ) p JUDGE l  KATHYYOUNGandDONNIE  ) |  YOUNG,    h     )   `     h     ) ` Defendants/Appellees    ) p AFFIRMED  StevenD.Brown,Chattanooga,fortheAppellant.JamesW.McKenzie,Dayton,fortheAppellee.@PP MEMORANDUMOPINION ,|  `     h      p INMAN,SeniorJudge H     ` Theplaintiff,aresidentofHawaii,contractedtobuyD&KAutoSalvagefromthedefendantsinAugust1994,for$450,000.00.HeemployedTomGargonetomanagethebusiness. ` ThetransactionwasreducedtowritingbyGargone.Thecontractprovidedthattheplaintiffwouldpay$15,000.00cashdown,andthebalancein30days. ` Theplaintiffwasunabletonegotiateapurchasemoneyloan,andthepartiesorallyagreedtoamendthecontractbyextendingthetimeforpaymentofthebalanceanadditional30daysinconsiderationofanotherpaymentof$15,000.00.Again,theplaintiffcouldnotperform,andasecondoralagreementwasreached,wherebytheplaintiffagreedtopay$25,000.00onNovember1,1994,$25,000.00onJanuary1,1995,andmonthlypaymentsof$6,000.00beginningNovember1,1994. 952S  ` Theplaintifftookpossessionofthebusinessuponexecutionofthewrittencontract.HeoperatedthebusinessasPartsMart,Inc.,butnevermadeapplicationforacharter.Theplaintiffhadnoexperienceintheautosalvagebusiness,andleftallthemanagementdecisionstoGargone.DuringthefourmonthstheplaintiffoperatedthebusinessperGargone,hepaidthedefendanttheaggregateamountof$61,000.00.Theprincipalpaymentof$25,000.00andthemonthlypaymentof$6,000.00dueJanuary1,1995werenotpaid,andthedefendantsfiledadetaineractionintheGeneralSessionsCourtwhichrenderedanorderofpossession   #  1      ׀tothe  defendants. ` TheplaintifffiledthisactionfordamagesforbreachofcontractonFebruary1,1996,allegingthatthedefendantsobtainedtheorderofpossessionbyfraud, pp  #  2      ׀and @ thattheyhaverefusedtoacceptthebalanceowing.Thedefendantsgenerallydeniedtheallegations,andexpresslypleadedthattheplaintiffbreachedthecontractbyfailingtopaytheamountdueJanuary1,1995. ` ThetrialjudgefoundthattheplaintiffbreachedthecontractwhenhefailedtomaketheJanuary1,1995payments,thatthebreachwasmaterial,andwasanabsolutedefensetothecomplaint.Theplaintiffappeals,andpresentsforreviewthesoleissueofwhetherthetrialcourterredinfindingthathehadmateriallybreachedthecontract,therebyrelievingtheappelleesfromfurtherperformance. ` ] OurreviewofthefindingsoffactmadebythetrialCourtisdenovoupon -`(& therecordofthetrialCourt,accompaniedbyapresumptionofthecorrectnessofthefinding,unlessthepreponderanceoftheevidenceisotherwise.Tenn.R.App. h1,* P.,Rule13(d)#] #] ;Campbellv.FloridaSteelCorp.,919S.W.2d26(Tenn.1996).#] ]# 3.,  ` Theappellantarguesthatwhiletheoralamendment,asfoundbythetrialcourt,requiredthepaymentof$25,000.00principaland$6,000.00monthlyinstallmentonJanuary1,1995,therewasnotestimony,excepthisown,astothelegalconsequencesofhisfailure.Hearguesthatinsuchinstances,thelawprovidesthathehasareasonabletimewithinwhichtocurethedefault.SincethedefendantsdispossessedhimonJanuary2,1995,hearguesthathewasnotgivenareasonabletime. ` Onthefaceofit,thisargumentisobviouslymeritorious.ButtheextendedfactsrevealthatthedefendantsdemandedpaymentonJanuary1,1995.Whentheplaintiffsthenmanager,DioneThompson,  %  3      ׀wasunabletocomply,thedefendant   DonnieYoungwenttotheplaceofbusinesstomakefurtherinquiryandfounditabandoned,whichgeneratedtheactionintheGeneralSessionsCourt.TheplaintiffwasawardedpossessiononJanuary10,1995,withnotenderofpaymentforthcoming. ` Therecordrevealsthattheplaintiff:8 ` (1)fFailedtoapplyforaCharterofIncorporation,althoughpubliclyrepresentinghisbusinesstobeincorporated; ` 8"` 8" 8 ` { ` 8"` 8" {{8 ` {(2)failedtoapplyforadismantlinglicensefromtheDepartmentofSafetyofTennessee; ` 8"` 8" 8 ` | ` 8"` 8" ||8 ` |(3)dDiminishedtheinventory,anddidnotreplenishitduringhisfourmonthstenure; ` 8"` 8" 8 ` } ` 8"` 8" }}8 ` }(4)failedtoremitsalestaxestotheState.~ ` 8"` 8" ~ ` Wenotethatwhiletheplaintiffpaid$61,000.00tothedefendants,hissales duringthefourmonthemonthsheoperatedthebusinessbyagentsexceededthatamount. `2-+  ` Fromallofwhichwearepersuadedthatfurtherelucidationwouldnotbeproductive,andthatthisisapropercaseforaffirmancepursuanttoRule10,RulesoftheCourtofAppeals.  %  4       @   ` TRhhejudgmentisaffirmedatthecostoftheappellant. `  `     h     _______________________________ `     h     WilliamH.Inman,SeniorJudgeCONCUR:̜_______________________________HoustonM.Goddard,PresidingJudge_______________________________HerschelP.Franks,Judge_______________________________CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,Judge