Thompson v. Bacon

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether there is sufficient evidence of fraud to support the jury verdict.

Kevin Bacon and his wife, Marianne, filed a motion for judgment against Robert H. Thompson (Thompson) and Dorothy C. Thompson, his wife, alleging fraud in the sale of a house. The Bacons alleged that, prior to their purchase of the Thompson residence, Thompson knowingly concealed from them evidence of a water leakage problem in his basement. On May 29, 1990, approximately one month after the Bacons occupied the home, there was a flood in the basement that caused damage to their…