Crowder v. Bob Oberling Enterprises, Inc.

Plaintiff sued defendants Oberling and Fierge in the circuit court of Adams County for fraudulent misrepresentation. A bench trial was held, at the conclusion of which the court awarded plaintiff judgment in the amount of $5,540 in compensatory damages against defendants jointly and severally, $9,000 in punitive damages against defendants severally, and $10,497.40 in attorney fees against defendants jointly and severally. We affirm.

Defendants raise the following issues: (1) the trial court’s finding of fraudulent misrepresentation is against the manifest weight of the evidence; (2) the trial…