Broussard v. Hill

OPINION

Melvin Broussard and appellant Shirley Broussard commenced this action on May 29, 1980, against Donald Carlyle Hill, Jr. and five other defendants. Mrs. Broussard alleges in her first cause of action that Hill, as their escrow agent and attorney, is liable for breach of trust and conversion for wrongfully paying money out of an escrow fund which had been established for the purchase of an undivided one-half interest in the Fernley Nugget, Paul’s Casino, and Paul’s Casino, Inc. At the end of plaintiff’s evidence the district court entered a directed verdict in favor of defendant, Donald…