Reeves v. John Davis & Co.

This action was brought to recover damages for fraud, which the plaintiffs claim was practiced upon them in a real estate transaction. The cause was tried to the court and a jury, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the sum of $25,714. Motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and in the alternative for a new trial, being interposed by the defendants and overruled, judgment was entered upon the verdict, from which they appeal.

The facts essential to present the controlling question may be summarized as follows: John Davis & Co., a corporation, was engaged in the city…