Judge affirms former lawmaker’s $10,000 debt

DYERSBURG, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Former state Rep. Ray Davis failed to appear at a court hearing for his own appeal of a lawsuit seeking $10,000 from him and it will cost him.

Circuit Judge Lee Moore affirmed the judgment of a lower court in a lawsuit brought by Olen Fisher of Dyersburg seeking repayment of the loan to Davis.

After Davis or his attorney failed to show at Monday’s hearing, Moore dismissed the appeal and ordered Davis to pay back the $10,000, plus 10 percent interest and $107 in court costs, the State Gazette reported.

Davis also missed a hearing for the suit general sessions court back in September but filed his appeal of that court’s judgment in October.

Earlier in November, agents from the FBI and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Milan police and fire officials executed a federal search warrant Wednesday at Five D Marketing. The Milan company, a dealership and distributor of vending machines, is owned by Davis. No charges have been filed.

Davis served in the state House from 1979 to 1992 as a Democrat representing parts of Gibson and Carroll counties. He ran for the office again in 2002 but lost the primary.

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Information from: State Gazette, http://www.stategazette.com