A Tennessee company has received a $1.4 million judgment against a group of Jackson County farmers.
Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC, which was formerly known as Helena Chemical Co., of Collierville, Tennessee, sued J&D Farms Partnership, and its co-owners, Joey Don Huey and Debbie Huey of Jackson County. Also named as defendants in the lawsuit were Huey Farms Partnership and its owners: Jamie Huey, Bobby Huey and Brian Norris (who also uses the spelling Bryan), all of Jackson County. Huey & Norris I Farms LLC was also named as a defendant.
Helena Agri sued the defendants in 2019 for defaulting on four promissory notes that they signed in 2016, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Batesville.
“The Defendants failed to make payments under the Notes when due,” according to a filing by Helena Agri’s attorneys, Roger D. Rowe and Ralph D. Scott III of Lax Vaughan Fortson Rowe & Threet of Little Rock.
As of June 30, $1.4 million was owed on the loans. “No genuine issue of material fact exists with respect to Helena’s claims,” and Helena argued to the judge that it should be awarded the money before the case made it to trial.
U.S. District Judge James M. Moody Jr. agreed.
“The pleadings, evidence submitted, and representations of the parties show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact with regard to Helena’s claims,” Moody wrote in the order last month.
Moody awarded the $1.4 million plus interest against the defendants jointly and severally, meaning Helena can collect the full judgment against any one of the defendants.
The defendants were represented by Alexandra T. Chunn, Barrett Moore and Robert D. Stroud of Blair & Stroud of Batesville.
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