Legal Opinion
Stephens, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Geldermann, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 24, 1992No. 91-2204, 91-2232PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Stephens, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, brought an action in federal district court against Geldermann, Inc., a Chicago based commodity futures merchant, for losses allegedly sustained through a house account Stephens maintained at Geldermann. Stephens raised a variety of claims based on state and federal law, seeking punitive as well as compensatory damages. The district court, through summary judgment or directed verdict, dismissed several of these claims, including one based on the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968. Ste…
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