Art's Flower Shop, Inc. v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.

BROTHERTON, Justice:

This case involves an appeal by Art’s Flower Shop from the March 14, 1989, order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County which partially granted the post-trial motion of the defendants, the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company and the Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation, for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The court set aside a jury verdict granting Art’s Flower Shop $50,245 in damages and ordered that a new trial be set.

Art’s Flower Shop is a closely held corporation which owns and operates a flower and gift shop in Dunbar, West Virginia. Art’s has advertised in the…