Eaton v. Morse

Judge Nat Allen of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, sitting without a jury, entered a judgment awarding Robert T. Eaton money damages in the amount of $57,024.40 plus costs of $2,341.51 from William R. Morse. Morse appeals.

Robert T. Eaton filed a civil action against William R. Morse on October 6, 1981 seeking payment of $56,250. The complaint alleged that Morse fraudulently appropriated money for his own use from the settlement proceeds of the “Stran-Steel” case in which Morse, a practicing attorney, represented Eaton. Eaton amended the complaint to plead treble damages. Morse’s…