Heppinstall v. Darnall Kemna & Co., Inc.

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

I. FACTS & PROCEEDINGS

Leslie Heppinstall and Mark Heppinstall filed a lawsuit against Darnall Kemna & Co., Inc. in 1988 for securities fraud. Following a bench trial on damages, the superior court granted partial summary judgment to the Heppinstalls on the issue of liability and the case proceeded to a bench trial to determine damages.

In December 1990 the superior court awarded the Heppinstalls rescissionary damages in the amount of $106,177 plus interest, costs, and attorney’s fees. Dar-nall Kemna appealed this judgment.

In May 1991 the Heppinstalls served…