Green Tree Acceptance, Inc. v. Tunstall

Green Tree Acceptance, Inc., appeals from a judgment awarding Louis Tunstall $ 176,367 on his claims alleging conversion, breach of trust, and breach of fiduciary duty. Tunstall cross appeals from the trial court's order requiring a remittitur of $ 200,000 of the jury's award.1 Green Tree also had filed an earlier notice of appeal before the judgment became final, but that appeal is due to be dismissed as premature. The principal issue is whether the circuit court erred in denying Green Tree's motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the ground that an action will not lie for…