Rhue v. Dawson

AMENDED OPINION

LANKFORD, Judge.

Defendant John W. Dawson appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff James P. Rhue and from the trial court’s order denying the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, to modify judgment or for a new trial.

The jury awarded compensatory damages and punitive damages to Rhue on claims arising out of a joint venture agreement. In addition, the jury found that Dawson had violated Ariz.Rev.Stat. (A.R.S.) § 13-2310 1 which prohibits fraudulent schemes and artifices.2 As a result, the trial judge trebled the…