Zubaidi v. Earl L. Pickett Enterprises, Inc.

TYSON, Judge.

Earl L. Pickett Enterprises, Inc. and Earl L. Pickett (“Pickett”) (collectively, “defendants”) appeal from a judgment entered after a jury’s verdict finding defendants guilty of breaching the lease/ purchase agreement and awarding Mohamed Saleh Zubaidi and Abdo A. Hafeed (collectively, “plaintiffs”) compensatory and punitive damages.

I. Background

On 10 July 1998, plaintiffs and defendants entered into a lease/purchase agreement. Under this agreement, plaintiffs acquired business assets from defendants, including the right to operate a convenience store and gas station known as the…