James Deppe, William Deppe, William Clinton Deppe, and Charles Stephen Aggert v. Herman Tripp and Howard Weitekamp

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs-appellees filed this three count civil action based upon their purchase of stock in the White Mountain Corporation. Count I alleged securities fraud, Count II alleged a conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and Count III alleged a cause of action under the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”). Herman Tripp was named as a defendant in all three counts and Howard Weitekamp was named as a defendant in the second and third counts. A jury returned verdicts in favor of each individual plaintiff-appel-lee. Herman Tripp was held liable for…