Legal Opinion
Great American Acceptance Corp. v. Zwego
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 18, 1995No. WD 49809PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOWENSTEIN, Judge.
This is an appeal from: 1) a default judgement entered on liability for common law fraud and for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) claims, and 2) the subsequent trial on the issue of damages. Great American Acceptance Corp. (GAAC) sued Raymond Zwego (Zwego) on fraud and RICO claims arising out of a contractual relationship. Zwego raises six points on appeal: 1) There is no cause of action stated under RICO; 2) Error in awarding punitive and statutory treble damages; 3) Error in calculation of actual damages; 4) Error in calculation of punitive damages; 5)…
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