Buffaloe v. Hart

GREENE, Judge.

Patricia Hart and Lowell Thomas Hart (defendants) appeal from the trial court’s denial of their motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict in this action brought by Homer Buffaloe (plaintiff) for breach of contract.

Plaintiff filed a complaint for breach of contract and damages in Franklin County Superior Court on 13 November 1989. Defendants, in their answers, denied the existence of the contract and contended the alleged contract was unenforceable because it violated the statute of frauds. The case was tried with a jury during the 28 September 1992…