CASTO v. ARKANSAS-LOUISIANA GAS CO.

Nos. 76-1484, 76-1501-76-1505.

562 F.2d 622 (1977)

Kathy CASTO, Yvonne Casto, Debbi Casto, Margie Casto and Betti Joan Casto, Minors, by and through City National Bank & Trust Co., and Peggy Casto and Charles Casto, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The ARKANSAS-LOUISIANA GAS COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided September 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Merritt and Joanna S. Sepkowitz, Oklahoma City, Okl. (D. Chad Ransdell of Buck, Crabtree & Ransdell, Oklahoma City, Okl., on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellees.

Elliott C. Fenton and Donald R. Wilson, of Fenton, Fenton, Smith, Reneau & Moon, Oklahoma City, Okl., for defendant-appellant.

Before McWILLIAMS and DOYLE, Circuit Judges, and MARKEY, Chief Judge.


WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

The main issue in this case is whether the trial court erred in allowing prejudgment interest on damages which were awarded in the several personal injury cases; a secondary question is, assuming that prejudgment interest is allowable, whether it is also to be given in connection with the award of exemplary damages.

Only the facts bearing on these issues need to be mentioned.

The verdicts herein were returned...

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