Clark Equipment Co. v. Wheat

Opinion

TAYLOR, P. J.

Clark Equipment Company (Equipment) and Clark Leasing Corporation (Leasing) appeal from adverse judgments on separate jury verdicts in favor of William J. Wheat and Ernest R. Wheat (Wheat) for $4,500 and $5,000, respectively, for compensatory damages against Equipment, and for $500 each, in compensatory and $5,000 each, in punitive damages against Leasing on Wheat’s cross-complaint for fraud, misrepresentation, breach of contract and abuse of process. Leasing argues that the evidence did not support the adverse judgment as to either compensatory or punitive damages; or,…