Chitwood v. A.O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc.

A.O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc. ("Harvestore Products" or "the company"), appeals from an order denying its motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, to change verdict answers and for a new trial. The issues are: (1) whether the trial court properly ordered a jury trial after the plaintiffs failed to timely pay the jury fee; (2) whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of representations made by a dealer's salesman; (3) whether plaintiffs proved justifiable reliance on the company's misrepresentations; (4) whether plaintiffs proved a causal connection between the…