Puritan Medical Center, Inc. v. Cashman

A Superior Court jury determined that the defendants, Edward L. Cashman, Jr., and Carol Patricia (Patricia) Cashman, his sister, charged excessive rent for office space which they leased to the plaintiff corporation, Puritan Medical Center, Inc. (Puritan). Further, the jury concluded that Edward, one of Puritan’s directors, had misappropriated a corporate opportunity by refusing to renew Puritan’s lease. The jury returned a verdict of $505,100 for Puritan. 2 In addition, the jury awarded the defendants $5,000 on their counterclaim alleging damages arising from Puritan’s holdover after the…