Opinion ID: 1111913
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Was the verdict contrary to law and against the weight of the evidence?

Text: Again Beck and Coast Financial Services, Inc. direct their argument toward the breach of implied warranty theory, while totally ignoring the jury verdict on the basis of fraud. The record demonstrates the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence on the theory of fraud, and as a jury issue, the answer was decided against the appellants. Appellants also attack the amount of damages awarded, contending the proper damages would have been the difference in the value of the truck at the time of acceptance and the value as warranted. The appellants are mistaken. Under Miss. Code Ann. § 75-2-721 (1972) a party successfully proving fraud may resort to any remedy under Chapter 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Those damages include compensatory damages, incidental damages, and consequential damages. The $3,433.00 actual damages awarded to the Hesters were approximately equal to the value of their trade-in, plus the amount of payments made on the purchased truck, plus the cost of repairs to the purchased truck. This Court holds the actual damages were proper.