Pleasant Valley Promenade v. Lechmere, Inc.

MARTIN, MARK D., Judge.

This case involves an appeal by plaintiff Pleasant Valley Promenade (Pleasant Valley), and cross-appeals by defendants Lechmere, Inc. (Lechmere), Lechmere Realty Limited Partnership (LRLP), and AEW Partners, L.P. (AEW). The parties have presented numerous assignments of error for our consideration.

We consolidate the primary assignments of error into five issues — whether the trial court erred by: (1) directing verdicts in favor of AEW and LRLP on Pleasant Valley’s fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, civil conspiracy, and tortious interference with contract…