Finard & Co. v. Sitt Asset Management

The defendants, owners and managers of a mall in Maine, appeal from the denial of their motion for judgment notwithstanding the jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs-brokers. The defendants argue that the plaintiffs-brokers did not establish, as matter of law, that they were entitled to quantum meruit relief; that a new trial is required due to incorrect jury instructions on the quantum meruit theory; and that the case against Sitt Asset Management (Sitt Asset) should have been dismissed. For the reasons laid out below, we affirm.3

Background. The plaintiffs, Finard & Company, LLC (Fi-nard),…