COWDEN v. SUN OIL CO. OF PENNSYLVANIA

Nos. 39843, 39844.

583 S.W.2d 547 (1979)

Larry COWDEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SUN OIL COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA, a corporation, Defendant-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied June 15, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary H. Sokolik, Perry, for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael P. Riley, Carson, Monaco, Coil & Riley, Jefferson City, John W. Briscoe, New London, for defendant-respondent.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied June 15, 1979.

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

An action for alleged misrepresentation in the inducement of a lease and dealer's agreement. Plaintiff sought actual and punitive damages. A jury in the Circuit Court of Ralls County awarded plaintiff $5,000 for actual damages. The trial judge refused to submit the issue of punitive damages to the jury. Both sides appeal. We affirm.

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