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- Title: Whitman v. State
- Author : 2003-2004 Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals October Term
- Release Date : January 30, 2004
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 55 KB
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Hunt Petroleum Corporation appeals from a judgment entered against it and in favor of the State of Alabama awarding the State $3,403,200 in compensatory damages and $20,000,000 in punitive damages on the States fraud claims. The States fraud claims were based on alleged misrepresentations made by Hunt to the State regarding the payment of royalties by Hunt on gas extracted from Mobile Bay pursuant to a lease agreement between the State and Hunt. Hunt argues that the State failed to establish that it relied on the alleged fraudulent misrepresentations, and that, therefore, the State failed to establish a necessary element of fraud. Therefore, Hunt argues, the trial court erred when it denied Hunts motion for a judgment as a matter of law ("JML"). We reverse and remand.