Shasteen v. Mid-Continent Refrigerator Co.

GUITTARD, Justice.

Mid-Continent Refrigerator Company sued C. M. Shasteen for the balance of monthly rental payments alleged to be due on a commercial refrigerator which he had leased from plaintiff. Defendant pleaded that the refrigerator was defective and that he was induced to sign the lease by fraudulent representations. A jury trial resulted in verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. We affirm.

Generality of Special Issue

Defendant’s first point urges that the trial court erred in submitting to the jury a general issue of fraud, as follows:

Do you find from a preponderance…