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PHILLIPS v. CHEVRON U.S.A., INC.

No. 85-4613.

792 F.2d 521 (1986)

W.M. PHILLIPS d/b/a Phillips Truck Stop, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. CHEVRON U.S.A., INC., Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Low, IV, Watkins & Eager, John G. Corlew, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee.

Orma R. Smith, Jr., Smith, Downs, Ross, Trapp & Coleman, Wendell Trapp, Corinth, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before REAVLEY, RANDALL and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Chevron Oil Company (Chevron) appeals the denial of its motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or, in the alternative, a new trial, made after a jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff William M. Phillips d/b/a Phillips Truck Stop (Phillips) on his claim of breach of fiduciary duty. We reverse and direct judgment in favor of Chevron.

FACTS

Phillips owns and operates a truck stop in the extreme northeast...

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