Underwood — Constructive-fraud verdict upheld over withdrawals from vulnerable friend’s joint accounts
The Court of Appeals held that the Estate presented sufficient evidence of a confidential or fiduciary relationship and the resulting benefit needed for constructive fraud. O’Neil’s vulnerability, Lynch’s assistance and influence, and the scale and use of the withdrawals allowed a reasonable jury to find the required relationship and abuse. The court therefore left the jury’s verdict intact rather than reweighing com