Southeastern Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Pittman
Southeastern Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Pittman
Opinion of the Court
Appellant Southeastern Mobile Homes, Inc. commenced an action for claim and delivery of a new mobile home against the respondents Pittman who requested a presei-zure hearing on the matter. Prior to the requested hearing the parties agreed to' a consent order which allowed Southeastern to take possession of the mobile home and which also allowed the parties to file new pleadings in the suit. Thereafter, appellant filed an amended complaint seeking a deficiency judgment from the respondents. The Pittmans in turn answered and counterclaimed for, inter alia, a rescission of the mobile home sales agreement.
During trial below, the trial judge granted the respondents’ motion for involuntary nonsuit as to Southeastern’s claim for a deficiency. The counterclaim for rescission went to the jury; the jury returned its verdict for the Pittmans on this claim. Southeastern’s motions for an involuntary nonsuit, a directed verdict and for judgment non obstante veredicto were all denied. Southeastern contends that the trial judge erred as to all these matters. We disagree.
It is axiomatic that appellant’s motions for judgment as a matter of law could be properly granted only if the counterclaim for rescission had not been
Southeastern also alleges that the trial judge erred by nonsuiting its claim for a deficiency judgment. Since the jury returned a verdict for the Pittmans on their counterclaim for rescission of the contract, Southeastern no longer has a basis to pursue a claim based upon a now defunct contract. The allegation of error is therefore without merit.
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- SOUTHEASTERN MOBILE HOMES, INC. v. Donald V. PITTMAN and Dorothy Pittman
- Status
- Published