Simon v. Rossier

HOOD, Associate Judge.

The Rossiers sued Simon for the return of a deposit of $547.50 made by them on a contract for the purchase of a house and also for punitive damages because of Simon’s alleged fraud in connection with the making of the contract. A jury returned a verdict for the Rossiers for $547.50 plus $500 for each of them as punitive damages. The trial court granted Simon’s motion for judgment n. o. v. with respect to punitive damages, but allowed the verdict for return of the deposit to stand. Both parties have appealed.

The Rossiers say it was error to set aside the verdict as to…