Quality Motors, LLC v. Motohaven Automotive Group, LLC

Syllabus

Quality Motors, LLC, a defunct used car dealership owned by Chris Yousif, filed suit in the Circuit Court for Knox County (\the Trial Court\) against Ali Hussein Khalil and Motohaven Automotive Group, LLC (\Motohaven\), pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 29- 30-101 to -111. Quality Motors claimed that Khalil had converted for his personal benefit fourteen of its cars, four of which had been sold to Motohaven. At the conclusion of Quality Motors' proof at trial, the Trial Court granted Motohaven's motion for directed verdict, which we construe as a motion for involuntary dismissal. At the conclusion of trial, the Trial Court found that Quality Motors had failed to meet its burden of proof against Khalil and entered a judgment dismissing Quality Motors' case. The Trial Court granted Khalil's and Motohaven's respective motions for exemplary damages pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-30-110. Quality Motors appealed. Discerning no reversible error, we affirm.