Case Result

$1.6M

Fraud

2008

Trial Verdict

Massapequa, NY

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Case Details

Plaintiff Pamela Gill Heron entered into an agreement with boat brokers Marine Sales Inc. and Frank Hunter to sell her 31-foot boat. The defendants sold the boat for $85,000 but deliberately withheld this information and the funds. Hunter later pleaded guilty to grand larceny and scheme to defraud. Heron sued for fraud and conversion.

Additional Notes

Verdict included $1,000,000 in punitive damages and $600,000 in compensatory damages (for $100,000 boat value and $500,000 for loss of equity in home and suffering), plus $1,125.06 in costs. Total award $1,601,125. The matter proceeded to inquest after defendants failed to appear for trial.

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