Klecker v. Sutton

DIXON, Judge.

Plaintiff’s suit in the court below was grounded on fraud against a corporate defendant and its officers and agents. Various dismissals and default judgments resulted in the plaintiff’s case being submitted against the individual defendant Sutton alone. The jury verdict was for $15,000 actual damages and $15,000 punitive damages against defendant Sutton. He has appealed. The appeal raises issues concerning the propriety of the plaintiff’s verdict-directing instruction and the instruction on damages. On those issues, the verdict and judgment are reversed and the cause remanded.

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