King Motor Co., Inc. v. Wilson

King Motor Company ("King") appeals a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of Bobby L. Wilson on a fraud claim. The jury returned a single-sum verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Wilson, in the amount of $70,000. King contends that the evidence does not support the verdict. King also appeals the trial court's denial of its motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or in the alternative, for a new trial, on the grounds that the trial court improperly submitted the issue of punitive damages to the jury and that the evidence was not sufficient to support an award of punitive…