Fuqua v. Barbe

This is an appeal by defendant Fuqua from a judgment for plaintiff in an action for fraud. Defendant first contends that the trial court erroneously refused his motion for directed verdict and motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. This contention primarily rests upon the argument that plaintiff failed to present proof, after a plea of the statute of limitation, that the action was timely brought, and that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a verdict for fraud.

According to the evidence, plaintiff purchased a residence from a third party in 1969. Defendant had constructed and…