Goodwin v. Wulfenstein

BURNETT, Judge.

Three unsuccessful plaintiffs in a civil fraud suit have asked us to decide whether the jury was adequately instructed and whether its verdict was supported by the evidence. By cross appeal the defendants have challenged the trial court’s refusal to award them attorney fees. For reasons explained below, we uphold the verdict and the denial of attorney fees.

This suit was brought by a group of investors — B.R. Goodwin, Veri Goodwin and Les Hanson — who lost money in a transaction by which they had hoped to acquire interests in two Montana mines. The purported owner and seller of…