Nelson v. Armstrong

BAKES, Justice.

This case involves a dispute between John W. Nelson, a farmer, and Dale D. Armstrong, a dealer in farm equipment. The trial court held that Armstrong fraudulently induced Nelson to purchase a tractor and that Nelson suffered damages of $2,820. The court professed to deny Armstrong’s counterclaim for the balance due on the price of the tractor and other equipment sold to Nelson, but effectively granted part of the relief which Armstrong sought by way of offset against Nelson’s compensato ry and punitive damages for the fraud. We affirm the finding of fraud but reverse the…