R.G. Burnett vs. James Swafford & Rhonda Swafford

This appeal arises from an oral contract between a landlord and tenant. The plaintiff operated a grocery and leased a grocery store to the defendant for a period of ten years, pursuant to a written lease. The parties had a separate oral agreement in which the defendant agreed to buy the plaintiff's business. When the defendant vacated the property at the end of the lease, the parties disagreed as to whether the oral agreement included a purchase of the store equipment. The trial court found that the plaintiff had converted certain items belonging to the defendant, and entered a judgment in favor of the defendant for $5,000. We find that the trial court's decision is based on its determinations of credibility, and affirm.