Gleason v. Bedwan
John A. Gleason and Chris A. McDonald entered into a contract with Hassen Bedwan to purchase his cigar shop. The contract went up in smoke when Bedwan called off the deal. The jury found Bedwan liable for breach of contract and fraud and awarded Gleason and McDonald $84,200 in breach of contract damages, $20,000 in fraud damages, and $30,000 in punitive damages.
Bedwan challenges the judgment on four grounds. First, he argues he lacked capacity to enter into a contract to sell the cigar shop because it was owned by his corporation. Second, he argues the evidence was insufficient to support liability for fraudulent misrepresentation. Third, he argues that, as a matter of law, the jury could not award both breach of contract damages and fraud damages. Finally, he argues lost profit damages were not proven with reasonable certainty.
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