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Appeals court hears dispute over directed verdicts and alleged forced default in Evolving Properties case
Summary
In Evolving Properties LLC v. Leanne DeMar, appellants argued a directed verdict wrongly resolved issues of whether the defendant forced a loan default; appellees said the jury verdict and record show breach-related renovation damages and the parties waived certain objections.
The Appeals Court heard Oct. 1 argument in a dispute over whether trial‑court directed verdicts and later jury findings were inconsistent in Evolving Properties LLC v. Leanne DeMar. Appellant counsel Dana Curran told the panel the trial judge granted directed verdicts on the promissory‑note claims before the jury deliberated and that the jury’s subsequent award of about $91,000 in renovation damages suggested the jury implicitly found the defendant’s conduct forced a default — a legal theory that, Curran said, should have prevented the directed verdict. “When you look at the jury's verdict… I think…
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