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Judge disallows $25,000 labor claim in disputed storage-unit case; orders limited reimbursements
Summary
A Tennessee court rejected a $25,000 claim for labor to move items into storage, awarding the plaintiff modest reimbursements for utility and storage fees after evidence showed recurring monthly payments but no contract for large moving charges.
A judge in county court ruled on a probate-related dispute over storage units used by the late Beverly Watson, denying a $25,000 claim for labor but awarding smaller costs totaling several hundred dollars.
The ruling matters because the judge found no written contract or clear document showing the decedent agreed to large labor payments to Johanna Willie, who moved Watson’s property into storage. Without that agreement, the court said the larger claim was unsupported and therefore disallowed.
Evidence introduced at the hearing included text messages and Venmo records from Watson’s phone and an itemized invoice sent by Willie. Witnesses for the estate said the messages and Venmo entries showed regular monthly storage-fee reimbursements, not a…
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