Ray Dodge, Inc. v. Moore

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

Appellee brought this action to recover compensatory and punitive damages for the alleged fraud and misrepresentation of appellant, an automobile dealer, in the sale of a used pickup truck. Appellant seeks reversal of a judgment for $350 compensatory damages and $5,000 punitive damages, asserting error in (1) the denial of its motion for a directed verdict, (2) instructing the jury that appellee had the burden of proving fraud by a mere preponderance of the evidence rather than by clear and convincing evidence, and (3) submitting the question of punitive damages to…