Menke v. Rovin

DOUGLAS, J.-

Oscar Menke and his wife Bessie sued Morris Rovin for fraud in the sale of real estate and obtained a judgment for $7,400 actual damages and $10,000 punitive damages, a total of $17,400. Rovin appeals.

Rovin owned a business building in the City of St. Louis described as 1215-1217-1219 Tamm Avenue. He' solicited Menke to buy the building and represented to him that 1215 was leased' to the A. & P. for $100 per month for a term of one year with right of renewal. This was true. He told Menke that 1217 was leased to Angelo Buzoe, operating a Cla-Tamm Cleaners and Hatters for $55 per…