Smith v. Glover

BEATTY, Justice.

This is an appeal by William Alan Smith, plaintiff, from a judgment for defendant, Lamar Glover, in a fraud action. We affirm.

The gist of plaintiffs action was that Glover had defrauded him by making misrepresentations concerning the nature, character, and prospects for advancement in the employment upon which Smith was entering. Smith testified as much. This position was directly refuted by Glover himself at the ore tenus trial without a jury. Glover’s refutation was supported by the testimony of H.C. McClendon, E.K. Howard, and Ned McHenry.

This Court has concluded that a…