Carrel v. Lux

UDALL, Justice.

Frank and Clariece Carrel, the plaintiffs, brought suit against the defendants, Walter and Irene Lux, Russ Lyon, dba Russ Lyon Realty, Townsend Shields, and Robert Hubbard, to recover damages caused by alleged fraudulent representations in connection with the sale of a piece of real property. The case was tried before a jury and, at the close of the evidence for plaintiffs, the court granted a motion for a directed verdict in favor of each of the defendants, on the ground that plaintiffs had failed to sustain their burden of proof and had not as a matter of law made out a prima…