AUSTIN v. EUCLID-MEMPHIS SALES, DIV. OF TRIPPEER ORG., INC.

No. 20213.

434 F.2d 285 (1970)

Harold AUSTIN, Appellee, v. EUCLID-MEMPHIS SALES, DIVISION OF TRIPPEER ORGANIZATIONS, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

November 18, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip S. Anderson, Jr., Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Robert Chowning, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before VOGEL, MEHAFFY and LAY, Circuit Judges.


VOGEL, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment based on a jury verdict of $12,000 in compensatory damages and $8,000 in punitive damages for alleged misrepresentation and willful deceit by the seller of a bulldozer-tractor. Federal jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332.

Plaintiff-appellee, Harold Austin, is an experienced general construction contractor. During the course of his career he has purchased...

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