Mitzi Bayne Ruth v. Home Health Care of Middle Tennessee, LLC.

Syllabus

This is a breach of contract action in which Plaintiffs sought to recover the balance of a promissory note executed to secure payment for of a deceased owner's interest in the defendant company and to recover on a guaranty to secure the note. Defendants conceded that they did not pay the note according to its terms and counterclaimed, asserting that Plaintiffs breached a separate agreement which required the deceased owner's estate to file amended tax returns and tender payment to the Internal Revenue Service for taxes which had been paid on behalf of the deceased owner by the company. The parties filed cross motions for summary judgment the court granted Plaintiffs' motion, denied Defendants' motion, and dismissed Defendants' counterclaim. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment.