Faulk v. Rhodes

THOMAS, Judge.

LaDerle Faulk appeals from a judgment of the Houston Circuit Court awarding him $2,500 in damages resulting from a failed commercial-real-estate transaction. We reverse and remand with instructions.

Facts and Procedural History

Faulk owned a parcel of commercial property containing a building in Dothan (“the property”). Faulk operated a business known as Mr. J’s Steakhouse on the property. In 2001, David Alexander approached Faulk with a prospective tenant who was interested in leasing the property — Wayne Blackmon. After Faulk declined to lease the property to Blackmon, Alexander…