Thursday, March 22, 2012

Court reviews a case involving an unpaid promissory note, unjust enrichment, and breach of a purchase agreement

LAUNDRIES, INC. v. COINMACH CORPORATION v. CARLA MOYER, ET AL. (Tenn. Ct. App. March 21, 2012)

Plaintiff filed an action to recover $150,000 due on a promissory note executed in conjunction with the purchase of its assets. Defendant admitted that it had not paid the full amount of the promissory note but denied that the amount was due, and asserted a counterclaim contending, inter alia, that the plaintiff had breached the asset purchase agreement, committed misrepresentation and not disclosed material facts with respect to the transaction, had fraudulently induced defendant to close on the transaction, and that plaintiff had been unjustly enriched. Plaintiff filed a motion for dismissal and for judgment on the pleadings, which the trial court granted. Defendant appeals. Finding that the causes of actions asserted in defendant’s counterclaim failed to state a claim for relief, we affirm the dismissal of the counterclaim. We reverse the grant of the motion for judgment on the pleadings and remand the case for further proceedings.

Opinion available at:
https://www.tba.org/sites/default/files/laundriesinc_032112.pdf