Roseberry v. Scott

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff sued for $500 actual and $3,000 punitive damages caused by the defendant’s fraudulent sale to her of two shares of worthless stock in the Mexican Gulf Land and Development Company. Verdict and judgment were rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $1,000, and the defendant appeals.

1. At the close of the evidence for the plaintiff, thé defendant *577demurred thereto. The demurrer was overruled. He urges that “the demurrer to the evidence should have been sustained,” and says:

“By an. examination of the petition it is manifest that…