Reed v. Ford

HOWELL, Justice.

Appellant R. Brooks Reed (Tenant) appeals the trial court judgment in favor of appellees John R. and Juanita C. Ford (Owner). Tenant sued Owner seeking a refund of a $4,500.00 security deposit posted in connection with Tenant’s lease of a house from Owner. Tenant contends that the trial court erred in interpreting the parties’ rental agreement to allow Owner to retain the security deposit and in directing a verdict in favor of Owner on the issue of whether Owner acted in bad faith in retaining Tenant’s security deposit. For the reasons explained below, we reverse the judgment…