Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. v. Jordan

MAIN, Justice.

James Jordan, Sara Jordan Muschamp, and William Jordan, as representative of the estate of Emma K. Jordan, deceased (hereinafter referred to collectively as “the plaintiffs”), sued Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. (“TJF”), in the DeKalb Circuit Court, stating the following counts: (1) misrepresentation; (2) “slander, libel, and trade infringement”; (3) fraud; (4) wantonness; (5) suppression; (6) negligence; (7) breach of contract; and (8) tortious interference with business relations. Only the enumerated claims (6), (7), and (8) above were presented to the jury; the remaining…