Ulan V. Richtars

The appellees, Dorothy E. Richtars and her son, John B. Richtars, brought suit against the appellants, Leon Ulan and his wife, Sylvia Ulan, and others, seeking damages for fraud in a land transaction. The specific charge of fraud is that the appellant Ulan induced plaintiffs to accept, as partial payment for conveyance of a residence to the Ulans, a seller's equity in a contract for the sale of New Mexico land by fraudulently representing to plaintiffs that a $2,000 initial payment had been made on the $8,000 contract by the vendee when, in fact, no such payment had been made. A jury trial resulted in a judgment in favor of the Richtars and the Ulans appeal, asserting seven grounds for reversal.