Legal Opinion
Borba v. Thomas
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 26, 1977No. Civ. 2677PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FRANSON, J.
We review the propriety of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of respondents in appellants’ action for fraud arising out of a 1968 sale of “excess lands” situated in the Westlands Water District. A jury returned a verdict of $75,000 in favor of appellants based on a finding that respondents misrepresented a material fact in connection with the sale: that there would be “no problem” in getting Bureau of Reclamation approval of the sales price so that “bureau water” would be available to appellants for use on the land.
The trial court, concluded as a matter of law…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Langley v. RodriguezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
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