Conner v. Butler

MR. JUSTICE THOMPSON (R. L.) Delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendants which was entered upon the rendering of a verdict in an action based upon a promissory note. The plaintiffs sued for $37,383. The answer denied defendants’ liability on the ground that .the note was procured by means of fraud. A cross-complaint was filed demanding $85,000 damages as a result of the fraud. A verdict was rendered against the plaintiffs and in favor of the defendants on their cross-complaint for the sum of $38,000. Judgment was entered accordingly. Upon…