Court Opinion

ID: 9632640
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 11:20:56.394641+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:08:20.490026
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*1065HOWE, Justice,
dissenting.
I dissent. Based on testimony recited in the majority opinion, I think a jury question was presented as to whether the defendant was “reasonably certain” that his promised deposit of the necessary funds could and would not be made. That testimony was: (1) previous checks which hé had written did not clear his account, and (2) he had been counting on three investors who, despite repeated assurances, failed to contribute the cash he needed. In addition, it should be observed that the defendant’s bank account for almost a month preceding January 30,1981 had never contained funds sufficient to clear a check of the amount here involved. Contrary to the assertion made in the majority opinion, this is a case where a reasonable mind could conclude that the party who had promised to do so had no reasonable prospect of being able to make the deposit — i.e., was “reasonably certain” that his promise would not be performed.
I would affirm the jury verdict.
HALL, C.J., concurs in the dissenting opinion of HOWE, J.