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Green v. Proffitt

The jury's award of $200,000 for the defendant's breach of a management contract was within the range of evidence based on the testimony of plaintiffs' experts.

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In 1994, John Green hired Paul and Marsha Proffitt to manage the Bermuda Run apartment complex in Statesboro. Green and the Proffitts entered into a contract which provides that the Proffitts will manage the property for ten years and be paid $3,000 per month. Paragraph 7 of the contract provides that at the end of the ten years, Green will convey a 25 ownership interest in the property to the Proffitts. Paragraph 10 of the agreement provides that if Green sells the property before the end of the ten year term, the Proffitts will receive the greater of $100,000 or part of the sale proceeds equal to 25 of the portion of the contract term actually fulfilled.1 Paragraph 10 further states that it shall not be interpreted to give the Proffitts a vested interest in the property.

In 1996, the Proffitts’ management of the complex was terminated. The Proffitts sued Green for breach of contract, claiming that Green was going to sell the property and had fired them without cause in order to avoid paying them a portion of the sale proceeds as required by the contract. Green answered the complaint, and the case was tried before a jury. The jury found in favor of the Proffitts, awarding them $200,000, and the trial court entered judgment for the Proffitts in that amount. Green appeals from the judgment.

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