Legal Opinion
William Baumholser and Eileen Baumholser v. Amax Coal Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 22, 1980No. 78-1363PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROWLEY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs William and Eileen Baumholser brought this diversity action against defendant Amax Coal Company (Amax), alleging that blasting operations at Amax’s surface coal mine caused extensive damage to the foundation and walls of their home approximately two miles from the mine. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $10,000.00.
Amax assigns three errors: (1) that Jack Barnes, a geologist from Indiana State University, was improperly qualified as an expert and should not have been permitted to testify on the issue of the proximate…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- James Burrough Limited and Kobrand Corporation v. Sign of the Beefeater, Inc., and Montgomery Ward & Co., IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Grotrian, Helfferich, Schulz, Th. Steinweg Nachf. v. Steinway & SonsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Standard Oil Co. v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Pittsburgh Press Club v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by50 opinions
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