Henley's Wholesale Meats, Inc. v. Walt Bennett Ford, Inc.

Tom Glaze, Judge.

The primary question in this case is whether the trial judge, sitting without a jury, properly directed a verdict for the appellee at the conclusion of the appellant’s case. Appellant, Henley’s Wholesale Meats,'Inc. (Henley), contends on appeal that it made a prima facie case of misrepresentation against Walt Bennett Ford, Inc. (Bennett), and Bennett, therefore, was required to present evidence to overcome Henley’s case. Bennett counters this contention, arguing it was entitled to the directed verdict because Henley never offered competent proof that a false material…