Legal Opinion
Gordon M. Guilbert v. Phillips Petroleum Company, Gordon M. Guilbert v. Phillips Petroleum Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1974No. 73-2138, 73-2139PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Gordon M. Guilbert, instituted this action against Phillips Petroleum Company (hereinafter “Phillips”) for damages, both in contract and in tort for misrepresentation, stemming from Phillips’ refusal to grant Guilbert an oil jobbership in the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. A jury trial in this diversity case resulted in a verdict in favor of Guilbert for $40,000 compensatory and $30,000 punitive damages on the combined contract and tort claims. Phillips filed a motion for a new trial or, alternatively, to amend the judgment. The district court,…
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