Cooper v. Cooper

This case, which began as a foreclosure action and which culminated in a jury award to an original mortgagor for emotional distress, lost income and punitive damages, illustrates the fundamental concept that co-tenants to real estate bear fiduciary obligations to each other. We affirm the trial court’s decision to grant summary judgment to Karen Wenig in the foreclosure action, and affirm its holding that Herman Cooper committed a breach of fiduciary duty against Karen Wenig, his co-tenant. Further, we affirm the jury award of damages for emotional distress against both Herman Cooper and his…