Beachum v. Bay Valley Associates

Plaintiff successfully sued defendants for breach of an alleged oral contract of employment. Defendants appeal the jury verdict in plaintiffs favor, while plaintiff cross-appeals the trial court’s order of remittitur.

Bay Valley is a multimillion-dollar development consisting of Bay Valley Inn, a golf course, tennis club, apartments, condominiums and vacant acreage. At the time of trial, defendant Currie was sole shareholder of Bay Valley Inn and sole general partner in Bay Valley, Limited, with defendant Waltz having a small partnership interest. Currie assumed ownership of the Bay Valley…