Supreme Court of Alabama January 9, 1998, 1961121 (Patel v. Patel)

Chiman Patel appeals a judgment in favor of his nephew, Bharat Patel, and Bharat's wife, Daksha Patel, for $85,908 in compensatory damages and $225,000 in punitive damages on their claim that Chiman fraudulently misrepresented the profitability of a motel they purchased from him in 1993. We affirm. Bharat and Daksha Patel immigrated from India.