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WETZEL v. GULF OIL CORPORATION

No. 25864.

455 F.2d 857 (1972)

Paul A. WETZEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation, et al., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

As Amended March 2, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manfred R. Wetzel, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellant.

Daniel Cracchiolo, of Burch, Cracchiolo, Levie & Guyer, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWNING and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and CRARY, District Judge.

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Wetzel brought this action against the Gulf Oil Corporation in the Superior Court of Arizona for Maricopa County. He alleged intentional tort, breach of warranty, negligence, and defamation. He sought compensatory and punitive damages in excess of $55,000.

Defendant removed to the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441. The case was tried to a jury. At the conclusion of the evidence, the district judge directed...

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