Damage Award Overturned on Speculative Calculation of Lost Profit

Business Valuation Update BVLaw
Legal and Court Case Update
October 15, 1996
3999 Manufacturing Industries, NEC
339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
fraud

SK Handtool Corp. v. Dresser Industries
672 N.E.2d 341 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1996)
US
State Court
Illinois
Court of Appeals
John Borsch, CFA <br> James Moran, CPA <br>
Campbell

Summary

A divided Illinois Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a jury's award of lost profits based on misrepresentation made in connection with the sale of a hand tool business to a turnaround management firm.

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SK Handtool Corp. v. Dresser Industries

A divided Illinois Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a jury's award of lost profits based on misrepresentation made in connection with the sale of a hand tool business to a turnaround management firm. SK Handtool had a CPA and a business valuator cal ...