Talbert v. Farmers Ins. Exchange

*602LANDAU, J.

Plaintiff appeals a judgment in his favor for fraud. He assigns error to the trial court’s allowance of defendants’ motion for a directed verdict as to his prayer for punitive damages. Defendants move to dismiss the appeal on the ground that plaintiff already has executed a satisfaction of judgment on the fraud claim and therefore is precluded from putting that judgment at risk in this appeal. Defendants also cross-appeal, arguing that the trial court should have granted a directed verdict on the fraud claim. We dismiss the appeal and affirm on the cross-appeal.

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