Florentine Corp., Inc. v. Peda I, Inc.

Harwell, Justice:

This is an action for rent and other sums alleged to be due under a lease agreement. The jury found that the appellant fraudulently induced the respondents to enter the lease. A verdict was rendered for the respondents but no damages, either actual or punitive, were awarded. The appellant contends that the trial judge should have granted the appellant’s motions for a directed verdict, involuntary non-suit, judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or a new trial, based on the respondents’ failure to establish a prima facie case of fraud. We agree. The judgment below is reversed…