Legal Opinion
Building Structures, Inc. v. Young
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided December 10, 1998No. CC 90-9-141; CA A71758; SC S41820PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDurham, J.
This action arises from a dispute over a contract to build a commercial building. Plaintiff brought four claims against defendants, including breach of contract and fraud. The jury returned a verdict and the court entered judgment for plaintiff. However, the court subsequently granted a new trial on the fraud claim, because the jury had awarded punitive damages but no compensatory damages for fraud.
Plaintiff appealed and the Court of Appeals held that the circuit court had erred in granting a new trial. Building Structures, Inc. v. Young, 131 Or App 88, 94, 883 P2d 1308 (1994). The Court of…
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