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EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO. v. RUPERT

No. 14571.

199 F.2d 941 (1952)

EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO. v. RUPERT.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 10, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. P. Dwyer, Jr., and A. E. Spencer, Jr., Joplin, Mo., for appellant.

William G. Boatright, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before THOMAS, JOHNSEN and RIDDICK, Circuit Judges.

THOMAS, Circuit Judge.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries. A judgment based upon the verdict of a jury for the plaintiff for $25,000 was entered, and the defendant appeals.

Jurisdiction of the federal court is based on diversity of citizenship and the amount involved.

The defendant owns and operates an hydroelectric plant on the White river in Taney County, Missouri. In connection with its business it owns and operates a dam on the...

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