Lawrence v. Will Darrah & Associates, Inc

The present action involves a suit by plaintiff, Benjamin P. Lawrence, filed against defendants, Will Darrah & Associates, Inc., and Lucy *3Jane Barker, to collect monies recoverable under an insurance policy and for consequential damages in the form of lost profits caused by defendants’ failure to timely pay plaintiff’s claim. The plaintiff obtained a $70,800 judgment in the trial court and the defendants appealed. The Court of Appeals reversed in part,1 holding that the trial court erred in denying the defendants’ motion for a directed verdict because there was insufficient evidence "to…