Compensatory damages equal to amount plaintiff paid for home affirmed in fraud case.
Day on Torts
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The jury found defendant liable for intentional misrepresentation and awarded plaintiff $243,000 in compensatory damages, which was the purchase price of the home, and $250,000 in punitive damages. Based on this case law, the Court rejected defendant’s argument that the cost of repair was the only available measure of damages.
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