Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency v. Brown
Annotate this CasePawtucket Redevelopment Agency (PRA) filed a complaint against Patricia Brown alleging that the PRA had entered into an agreement with Defendant to loan her $100,000 toward the purchase and maintenance of a classic diner and that Defendant had breached the agreement by defaulting on repayment of the advance and refusing to repay the loan. Defendant filed an answer and a counterclaim. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the PRA on its book account claim and also rendered a verdict in favor of Defendant on her negligent misrepresentation counterclaim. The PRA subsequently filed a renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law and a motion for a new trial on Defendant's counterclaim. The trial justice denied the motion for judgment as a matter of law but granted the motion for a new trial, concluding that the damages awarded to Defendant was against the fair preponderance of the evidence. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Plaintiff did not timely appeal the denial of its motion for judgment as a matter of law; and (2) the trial justice did not err in granting the PRA’s motion for a new trial and to set aside the jury verdict on Defendant’s counterclaim.
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