Legal Opinion
Eckerberg v. Inter-State Studio & Publishing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 26, 2017No. 16-2021PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Aaron Eckerberg sued Inter-State Studio & Publishing Company (“InterState”) for damages due to injuries that he sustained when an Inter-State vehicle ran a stop sign and collided with his pickup truck and trailer in Missouri. He brought suit in the Western District of Missouri pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 as a civil action between citizens of different states. After a five-day trial, the jury awarded him $4.5 million in damages. Inter-State appeals, arguing that (1) the district court 2 lacked subject-matter jurisdiction because both parties were citizens of Missouri, and…
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