Joseph Land & Co., Inc. v. Gresham

The defendants, Joseph Land Company, Inc. ("Land Company"), and Charles Browning, appeal from a judgment entered on a $100,000 jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, Paul and Martha Gresham, d/b/a G G Agency, in this action based on allegations of breach of contract and fraud. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

Land Company, whose primary business is hauling freight, entered into a "commission agent agreement" with Daisy Enterprises, Inc. ("Daisy"). Pursuant to this agreement, Daisy was to receive a commission for soliciting business for Land Company and negotiating leases…