SYESTER v. BANTA

No. 51504.

133 N.W.2d 666 (1965)

Agnes SYESTER, Appellee, v. James R. BANTA, Mary L. Banta, George B. Theiss and Forest L. Theiss, d/b/a Arthur Murray Dance Studio, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 9, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dickinson, Parker, Mannheimer & Raife, Des Moines, for appellants.

I. Joel Pasternak, Des Moines, for appellee.


SNELL, Justice.

This is a law action seeking damages, actual and exemplary, for allegedly false and fraudulent representations in the sale of dancing instruction to plaintiff. From the final judgment entered after a jury verdict for plaintiff in a substantial amount defendants have appealed.

Plaintiff is a lonely and elderly widow who fell for the blandishments and flattery of those who saw some "easy money" available.

Defendants are the owners of...

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