Opinion ID: 1888053
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Superior Court Opinion on Remand

Text: On remand, the trial judge found that Bella Via had $1,450,000 available in a trust account for Bella Via's share of the infrastructure costs; thus, Bella Via possessed ample funding to fulfill its obligations. [9] The trial judge found that two Bella Via members, Elboim and Esham, promised to contribute their share of costs but never intended to fulfill that promise. Rather, they intended to gain leverage over Reserves in the dispute over exclusive costs. [10] Elboim and Esham also used those promises to induce Reserves to obtain letters of credit and pay the management fees. [11] As a result, the trial judge rejected Reserves' broad-based attack on all members of Bella Via, modified his earlier bench ruling, and entered a judgment in personam against Esham and Elboim, jointly and severally, for $152,434.54. [12]