McCain Foods, Inc. v. Gervais

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

Defendant Rainald Gervais appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Aroostook County, Archibald, J.) entered on a jury verdict awarding him $1,760 for breach of a lease by plaintiff McCain Foods, Inc. Ger-vais argues that the damage award is inadequate, and that the court erroneously denied his request for a new trial. McCain appeals the denial of its motion for attorney fees on its successful claim for rent.

The evidence at trial may be summarized as follows: Gervais is a potato farmer. In 1984, he entered into a lease agreement with J.R. Simplot Company to rent 445…