(June 22, 2018, 9:03 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A Georgia appeals court panel on June 14 reversed a trial court judge’s decision to deny a franchisor’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) after it was found 12.5 percent liable for a franchisee’s mishandling of a $1 million escrow deposit for a commercial real estate transaction, finding that the plaintiff failed to show that the franchisor had control over the franchisee’s day-to-day operations (New Star Realty Inc. v. Jungang PRI USA LLC, No. A18A0777, Ga. App., 1st Div., 2018 Ga. App. LEXIS 377)....