WESTERN FIREPROOFING CO. v. W.R. GRACE & CO.

No. 88-2396.

896 F.2d 286 (1990)

WESTERN FIREPROOFING CO., Appellee, v. W.R. GRACE & COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Walsh, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

William Sanders, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before FAGG, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, and TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judges.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

A jury found W.R. Grace & Company (Grace) liable on claims for fraudulent misrepresentation and tortious interference with business expectancies brought by Western Fireproofing Co. (Western). Grace appeals from the resulting judgment for $3.2 million actual and $10 million punitive damages. We affirm the jury's finding of liability and the actual damages award on the condition that Western remit the award of punitive damages; otherwise,

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