Legal Opinion
Fateh v. Rich
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 24, 1984No. 83-657PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Defendants-appellants, Mr. and Mrs. Fa-teh, challenge a jury verdict awarding plaintiff-appellee, Mr. Rich, $130,000 because of the Fatehs’ failure to honor their contract for the purchase of Rich’s restaurant business. 1 The Fatehs contend that the trial court erred in failing to strike certain lay opinion testimony offered by Rich on the liability issue, and in refusing to grant a directed verdict for the Fatehs on the damages issue. We conclude that the trial court acted properly in both respects. Accordingly, we affirm.
I. Facts
On September 17, 1980, the Fatehs…
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