Carter v. Cline

ROBERT L. BROWN, Justice.

|,Appellant M. Jay Carter, a financial advisor at Clayton, Biltmore & Shouse, LLC, appeals the order of the Pulaski County Circuit Court awarding appellees Ernie and Karen Cline money damages for the breach of a contract to purchase real estate and attorneys’ fees and costs. Appellant raises four points for reversal. We reverse on the basis that the circuit court erred in denying Carter’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

In 2006, Carter hired Robert “Casey” Jones, a real estate agent at The Janet Jones Company, Inc., to represent him in a real estate…