MATHIS v. LIU

No. 01-1994.

276 F.3d 1027 (2002)

Lawrence L. MATHIS, an individual, Doing Business as Lawrence L. Mathis Consulting, Appellant, v. Ching LIU, an individual, Doing Business as Pacific Cornetta, Inc.; Alex Liu, an individual, Doing Business as Pacific Cornetta Inc.; Pacific Cornetta Inc., an Oregon Corporation; Pacific Smart Enterprises, Ltd., a foreign corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Nixon, argued, Fayetteville, AR, for appellant.

Louis D. Savage, argued, Portland, OR (Robert M. Honea, Ft. Smith, AR, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BOWMAN and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and NANGLE, District Judge.


MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

After Pacific Cornetta terminated its contract with Lawrence Mathis and hired his sub-agent in his place, Mr. Mathis sued the company and its officers for breach of contract and for tortious interference with a contractual relationship. The trial court2 submitted the case to the jury without instructing it on punitive damages. After the jury awarded Mr. Mathis compensatory damages on both claims,...

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