Estate of Sam Farkas, Inc. v. Clark

Eldridge, Judge.

This is an appeal from the October 2, 1997 judgment of $15,000 on a jury verdict of September 30, 1997, for Ray Clark and Robert M. Gosa, plaintiffs-appellees, who sued the Estate of Sam Farkas, Inc. (“Farkas Estate”), defendant-appellant, for fraud and breach of contract for sale of land.

The land had been owned for a number of years by the Farkas Estate and had also been occupied by William Taylor, a tenant at will, prior to the sale and who was in possession at the time of sale. The existence of a tenant in possession was known by the plaintiffs prior to the sale. On April…