H & H Subs, Inc. v. Lim

Johnson, Judge.

Seung Ho Lim and Helen Lim filed the instant action for fraud against H & H Subs, Inc., and its employee, Michael Hylton, alleging that Hylton intentionally misrepresented the terms of a contract they entered into for the purchase of a restaurant. The case went to trial before a jury, which returned an initial verdict in favor of the Lims, awarding actual damages of $26,620 and finding that punitive damages should also be assessed. After hearing evidence on the issue of punitive damages, the jury interrupted its deliberations to ask the court if it could amend the initial…