Legal Opinion
Jgr, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 3, 2004No. 02-3640PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
In this diversity breach of contract action, Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. appeals a $1,500,000 judgment in favor of JGR, Inc., and JGR cross-appeals the denial of pre-judgment interest. We note at the outset that although it is unclear whether “JGR, Inc.” is the actual, formal name of the plaintiff company — as opposed to an abbreviation — we refer to it as such because the parties have done so. For the reasons discussed below, we hold that the district court abused its discretion in permitting a JGR witness to give lay opinion testimony about…
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