Costello v. McFadden

LAVORATO, Justice.

The district court denied the defendant’s motion to vacate judgment against him. The court also denied the plaintiffs’ request, for attorney fees. The defendant appealed and the plaintiffs cross-appealed. We affirm on the appeal and the cross-appeal.

I. Background, Facts.

In April 1991 Kevin McFadden approached the plaintiffs to solicit their investment in an oil well drilling operation conducted by Big Sandy Oil, Inc., a Texas corporation. The plaintiffs are Patricia Costello, Margaret Costello, Paula Costello, and J. Chandler Knapek. The Costellos are sisters; Knapek is…