Air Host Cedar Rapids, Inc. v. Cedar Rapids Airport Commission

HARRIS, Justice.

This baffling case involves tangled questions of liability, damages, and error preservation. Defendant, Cedar Rapids airport commission, brought this appeal following a plaintiff’s verdict for a former concessionaire at the Cedar Rapids airport. The concessionaire claimed both breach of contract and fraudulent representation. We conclude that the breach of contract claim is not viable, but that the fraudulent misrepresentation claim is. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

While planning a new airport terminal, the commission solicited concessionaires for the existing one. It…