Rice v. McAlister

This is an action for fraud. The trial court, sitting without a jury, entered findings and a judgment for plaintiffs for general and punitive damages, and defendant McAlister appeals. ①

The genesis of this action occurred prior to February, 1969, when the plaintiffs engaged the Kimberly-Jay Corporation to construct a residence for them in Gladstone. The defendant McAlister was president of the corporation. Plaintiffs were dissatisfied with Kimberly-Jay Corporation’s performance and filed an action against the corporation and three of its officers, including McAlister, as individual defendants.…