Duke v. Jones

This is an appeal by R. Wayne Duke from a summary judgment granted by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County in favor of G. Paul Jones, Jr., and Samuel P. Jones (the "Jones brothers") on Duke's claim of fraud and deceit. We affirm.

The facts reveal that G. Paul Jones is chairman and Samuel Jones is vice-president of Macon Prestressed Concrete, Inc. ("MPC"), a Georgia Corporation. In February 1982, the Jones brothers met with a business broker to discuss the possibility of acquiring Southeastern Porcelain and Construction Company, Inc. ("Southeastern"), an Alabama corporation involved in the…