JTH Tax, Inc. v. Flowers

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

JTH Tax, Inc. d/b/a Liberty Tax Service (“Liberty Tax”) appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Joan Flowers in this dispute arising from Flowers’s sale of a tax preparation business to Liberty Tax. Liberty Tax asserts the trial court erred by denying its motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (j.n.o.v.) on Flowers’s claims for fraud, punitive damages, and attorney fees. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the jury’s verdict.

On appeal from a trial court’s rulings on motions for directed verdict and j.n.o.v., we review and resolve the evidence and any…