Jeck v. O'Meara

This is an action for alleged fraud and deceit, and was tried to a jury. The verdict was for plaintiff and against defendants, assessing actual damages at $14,000, and punitive damages at $10,000, and judgment went accordingly. Motion for new trial was overruled and defendants appealed.

Error is assigned (1) on the refusal, at the close of the case, of defendants' separate instructions in the nature of a demurrer to the evidence; (2) on instructions given for plaintiff; (3) on the refusal of certain instructions requested by defendants; (4) on alleged defect of parties plaintiff; (5) on the…