Opinion ID: 206330
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Tennessee Lawsuit

Text: Glenstone sued the Treadwells in Tennessee state court, alleging fraud, conversion, and breach of contract under Tennessee common law, as well as violations of various statutory provisions, including the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 (TCPA), Tenn.Code Ann. § 47-18-101 et seq. Glenstone prayed for a $50,000 judgment and requested the judgment be trebled pursuant to the TCPA. The TCPA provides for treble damages when there is a willful or knowing violation of its terms. See Tenn.Code. Ann. § 47-18-109(a)(3). When the Treadwells did not answer Glenstone's complaint, Glenstone moved for default judgment. [3] See Tenn. R. Civ. P. 55.01. After an evidentiary hearing which is not part of the record before us, the Tennessee state court entered judgment against the Treadwells and the trust in the amount of $153,611.44. This sum represents treble the Treadwells' outstanding balance with Glenstone as of August 21, 2006, plus legal fees incurred in collection attempts to that date. [4] Glenstone registered its Tennessee judgment in Missouri, placing a judicial lien on the Treadwells' Branson home. See Mo. Rev.Stat. § 511.350. Glenstone began proceedings to foreclose on its lien and a sheriff's sale was scheduled for September 2, 2008.