Kirchoff v. Selby

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellees/cross-appellants Jeff and Diane Selby received a judgment of $730,000 on their claim for securities fraud against appellants/cross-appellees Ralph and Wilma Kir-ehoff. When the Kirchoffs presented newly discovered evidence suggesting that some of the Selbys’ trial exhibits were fabricated and some of their trial testimony was perjured, the trial court set aside the verdict and ordered a new trial. The Kirchoffs now appeal, claiming that they were entitled to judgment on the evidence prior to the jury’s verdict. The Selbys also appeal, asserting that the trial…