Grand Manor, Inc. v. Dykes

In November 1996, Vicky H. Dykes and Benny J. Dykes sued Grand Manor, Inc., and Better Cents Home Builders, Inc. ("Better Cents"), in the Lee County Circuit Court. Better Cents sells and installs mobile homes; Grand Manor manufactures mobile homes. The Dykeses alleged that they were damaged when they purchased a mobile home from Better Cents that, they say, had been negligently manufactured by Grand Manor and negligently delivered and installed by Better Cents. The Dykeses also asserted a claim alleging promissory fraud, specifically alleging that Grand Manor and Better Cents had fraudulently…