SPRING CRESS REALTY, LLC v. LARRY E. BROWN DBA S&B ASSOCIATES ET AL. (Tenn. Ct. App. May 16, 2011)
This is an action by an owner/developer of real property, Spring Cress Realty, LLC, against its excavation contractor, Larry E. Brown dba S&B Associates. The primary factual allegation is that the excavator intentionally hid approximately 40,000 cubic yards of unsuitable soil in an "engineered fill." The complaint included a claim that Brown violated the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act ("the TCPA"), Tenn. Code Ann. section 47-18-101 et seq.(2001). After a bench trial, the court awarded Spring Cress a judgment against Brown for compensatory damages of $551,295, trebled under the TCPA to $1,653,885. Brown appeals raising issues as to the preponderance of the evidence and the statute of limitations applicable to the TCPA claim. We affirm.
Opinion may be found at:
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2011/springcress_051611.pdf
