Opinion ID: 535297
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Proof of Injury and Damages

Text: 31 Lake County argues that Alter could not prove that he suffered any injury or damages; therefore, Lake County urges that Alter brought his claim in bad faith. Specifically, Lake County asserts first that Alter knew he could not have obtained the financing necessary to build his proposed development, and second that he knew he could not have built and sold the development during the early 1980s. Lake County's position, at bottom, seems to be a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. Lake County bears a heavy burden in this regard. Both parties presented expert testimony and documentary evidence regarding Alter's ability to obtain financing and to build and sell the development; that the jury believed Alter's experts--and not Lake County's--strongly suggests that the claim was not brought in bad faith. See IPEC Inc. v. International Lithographing Corp., 869 F.2d 1080, 1083 (7th Cir.1989). Moreover, Judge Bua did not question this part of the jury's general findings in his opinion.