Rennick v. Jackson & Coker

In this contract action in which plaintiffs allege that defendant breached its contract to locate a physician to work as their employe, the trial court awarded plaintiffs $13,000 as compensatory damages. Only two issues are raised on appeal: Whether the trial court erred in striking plaintiffs’ claim for lost profits and whether it abused its discretion in reducing the amount of attorney fees awarded to plaintiffs. We reverse.

The case was tried to the court. At the close of the evidence, defendant moved to “strike” plaintiffs’ claim for lost profits on the ground that plaintiffs’ evidence was…