Surratt v. Hodges

GRIMES, Judge.

This appeal considers the proper disposition of a case on remand after the reversal of a judgment entered in favor of a defendant upon the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict made at the close of the plaintiff’s case.

The case began when Raymond Hodges, as personal representative of the estate of Charles A. Giramaire, filed a complaint against Mr. and Mrs. Surratt alleging fraud, undue influence, and conversion and seeking damages and the return of both real and personal property. The Surratts answered the complaint, and Mr. Surratt filed a counterclaim seeking to quiet…