▁case ▁by ▁J aff e ▁against ▁real ▁estate ▁developer ▁Charles ▁W . ▁Grant ▁Cont inental ▁S out heast ▁Land ▁Corporation , ▁Circ uit ▁Judge ▁E . ▁L . ▁East mo ore , ▁State ▁Att orney ▁Stephen ▁Bo yles , ▁and ▁the ▁Florida ▁Department ▁of ▁Business ▁and ▁Professional ▁Reg ulation ▁ended ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁with ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁the ▁suit ▁against ▁all ▁respond ents ▁but ▁Grant , ▁and ▁J aff e ▁being ▁ordered ▁to ▁pay ▁$ 3 ▁million ▁to ▁Grant . ▁J aff e ▁also ▁file d ▁suit ▁in ▁Canada ▁against ▁Sun ▁Bank ▁of ▁T alla has see ▁seeking ▁ref und ▁of ▁the ▁b ail ▁money . ▁Justice ▁Robert ▁S uther land ▁dismiss ed ▁an ▁application ▁by ▁the ▁bank ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁law suit , ▁but ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ruled ▁against ▁J aff e . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁of ▁b ount y ▁hun ters ▁ ▁The ▁trial ▁of ▁b ount y ▁hun ters ▁Joh ns en ▁and ▁K ear ▁did ▁not ▁begin ▁until ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁case ▁in ▁Canada ▁where ▁a ▁private ▁individual ▁working ▁under ▁a ▁foreign ▁b ail ▁code ▁was ▁tried ▁for ▁kid n apping . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁month , ▁an ▁Ontario ▁j ury ▁found ▁them ▁guilty ▁after ▁nine ▁hours ▁of ▁deliber ations . ▁Joh ns en ▁and ▁K ear ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ; ▁they ▁requested ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in