Abbott v. Hurst

The defendant, John Abbott III, appeals from a $110,000 judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff Ronnie Hurst and a $30,000 judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff Rita Hurst. Ronnie Hurst had alleged breach of a partnership agreement, fraud, and conversion, and Rita Hurst had alleged false arrest, malicious prosecution, slander, and false imprisonment. The Hursts sought compensatory and punitive damages, a declaratory judgment, and an accounting. Ronnie and Rita Hurst also appeal from these judgments; however, they stipulate that their appeal is…