Choksi v. Shah

STUART, Justice.

Manan Shah and Jankhana Shah sued Chandrakant Choksi in the Jackson Circuit Court after Choksi failed to fulfill the terms of a settlement agreement he had entered into with the Shahs that required him to pay them $800,000. After a trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Shahs, awarding them $800,000. The trial court subsequently entered a judgment on that verdict, adding to the amount an additional $110,729 for prejudgment interest. We affirm.

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The defendant, Choksi, owns and leases multiple gasoline service stations and convenience stores in north Alabama and…