Murphee v. W. W. Transportation


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Docket Number: 2003-CA-00020-COA
Linked Case(s): 2003-CA-00020-COA
Oral Argument: 01-22-2004
 

 

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Court of Appeals: Opinion Date: 04-13-2004
Opinion Author: LEE, J.
Holding: Affirmed

Additional Case Information: Topic: Contract - Substantial evidence
Judge(s) Concurring: McMILLIN, C.J., KING AND SOUTHWICK, P.JJ., BRIDGES, THOMAS, MYERS, CHANDLER AND GRIFFIS, JJ.
Concurs in Result Only: IRVING, J.
Procedural History: Bench Trial
Nature of the Case: CIVIL - CONTRACT

Trial Court: Date of Trial Judgment: 10-01-2002
Appealed from: MARSHALL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
Judge: Henry L. Lackey
Disposition: ON REMAND FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE CIRCUIT COURT DETERMINED THAT ITS PRIOR RULING WAS NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS. THE CIRCUIT COURT REAFFIRMED AND RATIFIED THAT PRIOR RULING.

  Party Name: Attorney Name:  
Appellant: JASON MURPHREE




B. SEAN AKINS



 

Appellee: W. W. TRANSPORTATION, WAYNE COOK AND HELEN COOK RICHARD JOSEPH BABB  

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Topic: Contract - Substantial evidence

Summary of the Facts: Jason Murphree filed a complaint against W.W. Transportation and Wayne Cook for failure to repay a loan allegedly owed by W.W. to Murphree. The judge dismissed Murphree's complaint and found that Murphree was indebted to W.W. and the Cooks. Murphree appealed, and the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for the trial court to conduct further evidentiary findings regarding the purported underlying debt. On remand, the trial court ruled in favor of W.W. and the Cooks, finding that there was no credible testimony presented to show that a valid loan had occurred between W.W. and Murphree. Murphree appeals.

Summary of Opinion Analysis: Murphree argues that the court's finding that there was no credible evidence to determine the existence of loans was not supported by substantial evidence. To support his claim, Murphree relies mostly upon the testimony of Tim Weatherford, who was also the sole shareholder of the company, at the time of the transactions in question, and Debbie Overall, the accountant at W.W. The trial judge found Weatherford's testimony to be inconsistent and Overall's to be unreliable. It cannot be said that the judge's findings were clearly erroneous or not supported by substantial evidence.


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