Slaymaker v. Westgate State Bank

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

Plaintiff Thomas Slaymaker sued defendants Westgate State Bank and Tom Rose for fraud and violations of the federal odometer law arising out of the purchase of a 1962 Triumph TR-3. The district court granted defendant bank partial summary judgment on the fraud count. On the federal odometer claim, the jury found for plaintiff and awarded actual damages of $3,500 (tripled under the federal law to $10,500). The trial court awarded $7,500 in attorney fees to plaintiff. Plaintiff appeals the district court’s judgment in all respects.…