JACKSON HEWITT, INC. v. KAMAN

No. 2D10-1801.

100 So.3d 19 (2011)

JACKSON HEWITT, INC., a foreign corporation, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Frank A. KAMAN and Ellen M. Kaman, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied November 29, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald S. Holliday and Laura E. Ward of DLA Piper LLP (US), Tampa, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Robert E. Turffs , Sarasota; James H. Burgess, Jr. , of Burgess, Harrell, Mancuso, Olson & Colton, P.A., Sarasota; and Robert L. Parks of Robert L. Parks, P.L., Coral Gables, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.


WALLACE, Judge.

In this appeal, Jackson Hewitt, Inc., a franchisor, asks us to decide whether it can be held liable to Frank A. Kaman and Ellen M. Kaman, investors defrauded by an affiliate of one of its franchisees. On the facts presented, we hold that Jackson Hewitt is not liable to the Kamans. Accordingly, we reverse the final judgment entered on the jury's verdict in the Kamans' favor. On the Kamans' cross-appeal, we affirm the partial summary judgment that dismissed...

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