Karallis v. Shenas

This is an action for damages for fraud and misrepresentation through which the plaintiff claims to have been induced to transfer to the defendant his interest in a restaurant business, including the fixtures. A motion for a nonsuit, which was taken under advisement, was granted after the defendant’s evidence was heard. A judgment of dismissal followed, from which the plaintiff has appealed.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the appellant the evidence shows that he and one Callas, as copartners, were operating a restaurant in a building owned by the respondent under a lease which contained…