Jones v. McQuesten

By this action, the plaintiff sought a money judgment for damages. In the complaint, there were three causes of action, separately stated. The first arose out of alleged fraud in a real estate transaction; the second, for failure to deliver personal property, as contracted; and the third, for the breach of a lease. The cause was tried to the court and a jury, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff upon the first cause of action in the sum of $8,000, upon the second $250, and upon the third $2,725.

The defendant moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and, in the…