Randell v. Banzhoff

Plaintiff-appellee Gordon K. Banzhoff, a franchisee of a corporation doing business in several states, obtained a judgment against the corporation and the appellant, the corporation's former director of licensing, in the amount of $26,500 on his suit for fraud.

Appellant Cortes Randell is the only defendant who appealed. He urges three grounds of error: (1) That the trial court did not have jurisdiction over him; (2) That the evidence failed to show an actionable case of fraud and deceit; and (3) That the trial court erred in assessing punitive damages under the facts and proof. Upon due…