Staley v. Taylor

Defendants built their home in a way that partially blocked plaintiff’s ocean view. Plaintiff sued alleging, among other things, breach of an express contract, breach of an implied contract, and fraud. The trial court entered judgment in plaintiffs favor on the implied contract claim and in defendants’ favor on the express contract and fraud claims. Defendants appeal and plaintiff cross-appeals. We affirm on both the appeal and the cross-appeal.

Because this case arises on defendants’ motion for a directed verdict and their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, we state the facts in…