Gewin v. TCF Asset Management Corp.

Logan Gewin and Julien Marx, the plaintiffs in this business dispute, appeal from a judgment based on a directed verdict entered by the trial judge in favor of the defendant TCF Asset Management Corporation ("TCF") on the plaintiffs' claims alleging breach of contract, promissory fraud, and fraudulent suppression.

The lawsuit arose from negotiations for a real estate transaction between the plaintiffs and TCF involving the "Scott's Furniture" warehouse in Mobile, which was owned by TCF. TCF and Gewin and Marx did not negotiate directly. Rather, TCF was represented by Adam Metcalfe, a Mobile…