Basden v. Mills

JACKSON, Justice:

In the trial court, plaintiffs Fred Mills and his wife sued defendants E. L. Basden and his wife for damages for fraud. Before the jury trial the action was dismissed as to Mrs. Basden and verdict was for plaintiffs and against defendant E. L. Bas-den for actual and punitive damages in the total amount of about $48,000.00. After plaintiffs filed a remittitur which was required by the trial court as an alternative to the granting of a motion for new trial, judgment was entered for plaintiffs in the amount of $1186.42 for actual damages and $25,000.00 for punitive damages.…