Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Paasche
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 29, 1991No. Nos. 89-1262, 89-1869 and 89-1870PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
This case involves an appeal and a cross-appeal of a dispute regarding the sale of land located on Lake Michigan by the defendants, William Paasche and Joann Paasche (“Paasche”), to the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs won judgments against Paasche both for common law fraud and for violating the RICO Act in the land sale.1 Paasche appeals, arguing that his actions constituted neither fraud nor a violation of RICO. We affirm the verdict on common law fraud but reverse as to the RICO claim. Both sides appeal various aspects of the damages verdict. We affirm all of the district…
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