Legal Opinion
Vanesse Fort, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Eric K. Fort, Deceased v. C.W. Keller Trucking, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 5, 2003No. 02-1342PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Vanesse Fort sued C.W. Keller Trucking, Inc. for the wrongful death of her husband, Eric Fort. Before trial, the plaintiff received $2.25 million under the terms of a loan receipt agreement with Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc. At trial the jury awarded Vanesse Fort approximately $1 million. Keller asked the district court to setoff the jury award by the $2.25 million. The district court rejected that request and on appeal, Keller asserts that setoff is warranted because the $2.25 million advanced is not a loan. Specifically, Keller argues that Fort and Ryder never…
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