Brooks v. Hollaar

OPINION

MAASSEN, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A jury found Ronald Brooks liable to his former brother-in-law, Timothy Hollaar, for the full amount of loans that had been memorialized by four promissory notes. On appeal, Ronald argues that the trial court erred in allowing Timothy to recover more than nominal damages, since Timothy was not the real source of the money and intended to pay any recovery to the family members who supplied it. Ronald also argues that the trial court erred by failing to make special findings of fact on Timothy's promissory estoppel claim. Finally, Ronald argues that the…