United Companies Fin. Corp. v. Brown

This appeal is from a judgment on a jury verdict awarding the plaintiffs $250,000 in compensatory damages and $250,000 in punitive damages in an action alleging breach of contract and fraud. Abram Brown, Jr., and Rosie Nell Holcombe brought this action against United Companies Financial Corporation, Inc. ("United Companies"), and Joe Seale, alleging that the defendants had breached a contract to have the plaintiffs' home renovated and had fraudulently misrepresented "that they would assume the responsibility of having said renovation and repairs completed in a satisfactory and acceptable…