Hubbs v. Costello

OPINION

HAIRE, Presiding Judge.

The basic question raised on this appeal is whether the trial judge erred when he granted the defendants’ motions for directed verdicts, thereby denying plaintiffs any relief on their complaint.' Subsidiary to the basic question are issues relating to election of remedies, the legal requirements for proving a claim for relief based upon innocent or negligent misrepresentations, and the sufficiency of the evidence in support of such a claim. 1

The background facts involve a sale by the plaintiffs-appellants of certain apartments situated in Phoenix, Arizona in…