Danforth v. Ruotolo

ROBERTS, Justice.

Gavin Ruotolo appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court, (Cumberland County, Lipez, J.) entered on a $75,000 jury verdict in favor of Mauro Danforth. 1 Ruotolo argues that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for judgment as a matter of law on Danforth’s quantum meruit claim. 2 We affirm the judgment.

The jury was warranted in finding that in 1982 Mauro Danforth had an idea for developing a piece of property west of the Maine Turnpike in South Portland. He hired a production company to prepare a videotaped presentation of the property and asked an architect…