George Arnott v. The American Oil Company, a Corporation

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant, American Oil Company (Amoco), appeals from a judgment entered against it by the district court1 upon a jury verdict of $100,000 (trebled by the court under the antitrust laws to $300,-000 plus attorney fees and costs) and punitive damages of $25,000. Numerous issues are raised, including insufficiency of the evidence to create submissible jury issues on plaintiff’s claims. We affirm on condition that plaintiff-appellee, George Arnott, file a remittitur of all damages exceeding $125,000 plus interest and costs.

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