Alfa Realty, Inc. v. Ball

In August 1996, Stephen A. Ball, Jr., and Ann Ball sued Alfa Realty, Inc., Sheldon W. Farnham, and Maxine H. Farnham, alleging, among other things, fraudulent misrepresentation in the sale of a residence. A jury returned a verdict for the Balls, awarding them $100,000 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages. The trial court entered a judgment on the verdict. Alfa and the Farnhams filed a motion for a judgment as a matter of law at the close of the Balls' evidence and another such motion at the close of all the evidence, both of which the trial court denied. Alfa and the…