Legal Opinion
Robertson Oil Company, Inc. v. Phillips Petroleum Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1991No. 90-1451PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Phillips Petroleum Company is again before us appealing from a substantial verdict entered against it and in favor of Robertson Oil Company, Inc. After the first trial, we affirmed an award of actual damages based on intentional interference with a business relationship, but remanded for retrial of the claims for fraud and negligence and the claim for punitive damages for interference. Robertson Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 871 F.2d 1368 (8th Cir.1989) (Robertson I). After a second trial, the jury awarded Robertson $4,000,-000 in punitive damages based on…
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