Two Brothers Market, L.L.C. v. Singh

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1803

Syllabus

SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE – JURY INSTRUCTIONS – PUNITIVE DAMAGES – ATTORNEY'S FEES – BREACH OF CONTRACT – CONVERSION: The jury's damages award was not unsupported by sufficient evidence, as there was evidence showing that defendants sellers of a market withheld plaintiff buyer's deposit, inventory purchased, and purchase proceeds made during plaintiff's interim management of the market after defendants refused to go through with the sale. The trial court did not err when it instructed the jury on punitive damages because plaintiff claimed tortious conversion, and punitive damages may be awarded upon tort claims even if claimed alongside a breach of contract. The trial court did not err in instructing the jury on the award of attorney's fees because an exception to the American Rule allows such an award upon the jury's award of punitive damages.