Touma v. St. Mary's Bank

The plaintiffs, Dooley’s II, Inc., a corporation that operated T.J. Dooley’s II restaurant in Manchester, and its sole shareholder, David M. Touma, appeal the decision of the Superior Court (Groff, J.) that they failed to prove that the defendant’s, St. Mary’s Bank, defamatory foreclosure advertisement caused the decline and ultimate failure of the restaurant. The defendant cross-appeals the trial court’s determination that the foreclosure advertisement was defamatory and the denial of its request for past due rent. We reverse in part, vacate in part, affirm in part, and remand.

The trial…