Patrick v. Summers

Upon a motion for judgment alleging fraud and deceit, the plaintiffs, Ray J. Summers and Norma S. Summers, obtained a jury verdict against the defendant, Cameron A. Patrick, for $1.00 compensatory damages and $15,000 punitive damages. The trial court overruled the defendant’s motion to set the verdict aside and entered final judgment in favor of the plaintiffs. The dispositive question on appeal is whether the evidence is sufficient to support the jury’s verdict.

The evidence shows that on December 1, 1981, the defendant, a real estate broker, placed this advertisement in the Roanoke Times &…