Mitzi LAWSON v. HARRIS CULINARY ENTERPRISES, LLC

SHAW, Justice.

Mitzi Lawson, a defendant below, appeals from a $500,000 judgment in favor of Harris Culinary Enterprises, LLC (“HCE”), John C. Harris III (“Clinton”), and John C. Harris, Jr. (“John”), the plaintiffs below (hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as “the Harrises”), on their fraud claims related to their purchase of a restaurant franchise. We reverse and render a judgment in favor of Mitzi.

Facts and Procedural History

At all times pertinent to the events giving rise to the underlying action, Mitzi was married to her codefendant, Sims Lawson. Following his marriage to…