Daryl Heneault v. Kenneth Lantini, 213 A.3d 410 (2019)

Citation: Daryl Heneault v. Kenneth Lantini, 213 A.3d 410 (2019)
Parent Document: Daryl Heneault v. Kenneth Lantini, 213 A.3d 410 (2019)
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island (state)
Effective Date: 2019-06-27
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4633548/daryl-heneault-v-kenneth-lantini/ ↗

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  When plaintiff rested, defendants argued, outside of the presence of the jury, for judgment as a
matter of law pursuant to Rule 50 of the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure. In their
argument, defendants contended that no evidence had been presented that Mr. Lantini had
breached the lease agreement, and therefore defendants sought to dismiss plaintiff’s breach of
contract claim. The court denied the Rule 50 motion. However, the record also reflects that
defendants never argued at that time, or at any time during the trial, that the economic loss doctrine
barred plaintiff from recovering economic damages under the tort of conversion.
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  The jury also awarded plaintiff punitive damages, but did not include an amount. Furthermore,
the jury found that, with respect to defendants’ counterclaim for breach of contract, plaintiff had
not breached or defaulted on the lease agreement.

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