City Realty, Inc. v. Continental Cas. Co.

A jury awarded the plaintiffs, Morris Wayne ("Wayne") Forbus and Mary C. Forbus, $300,000 on fraud claims against the defendants, City Realty Company, Inc., and Martha Cochran.

Underlying this case are the Forbuses' attempts to purchase property "listed" for sale by the president/manager of City Realty, Martha Cochran. Ultimately, Cochran, along with her husband and son, bought the property. The Forbuses sued Cochran and City Realty, averring that Cochran had engaged in fraudulent behavior in order to obtain the property, and, the Forbuses alleged, to prevent them from purchasing the property.

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