Legal Opinion
Paul Lewis, D/B/A Lewis Lumber Company v. Mobil Oil Corporation, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1971No. 20244PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity case the defendant appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $89,250 for damages alleged to be caused by use of defendant’s oil.
Plaintiff Lewis has been doing business as a sawmill operator in Cove, Arkansas, since 1956. In 1963, in order to meet competition, Lewis decided to convert his power equipment to hydraulic equipment. He purchased a hydraulic system in May 1963, from a competitor who was installing a new system. The used system was in good operating condition at the time Lewis purchased it. It…
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- State National Bank of El Paso v. Farah Manufacturing Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1984
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