Brink's, Inc. v. American District Telegraph Co.

KILEY, Circuit Judge.

A jury returned a verdict for defendant ADT in plaintiff Brink’s’ diversity suit seeking $3,500,000 compensatory and punitive damages1 for fraud and deceit. Judgment was entered on the verdict. Brink’s has appealed claiming error in the district court’s instructing and re-instructing the jury.2 We affirm.

For many years ADT has been a well-known supplier of electrical protection devices against burglars. Brink’s has been similarly recognized as a protector and transporter of money and other valuables. From 1962 to 1966 Brink’s also operated Brink’s Signal Company, a…