Legal Opinion
Shugart v. Central Rural Electric Cooperative
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1997No. 95-6250PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.
In this personal injury action, plaintiffs David and Kathy Shugart obtained a jury award in their favor of $40,000 in actual and $10,000 in punitive damages. They appeal, challenging several rulings by the trial court. We affirm the jury award, but reverse the district court’s reduction in actual damages by the proportion of David Shugart’s contributory negligence. 1
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Mr. and Mrs. Shugart, Texas residents, brought this diversity action against defendant Central Rural Electric Cooperative (CREC), an Oklahoma corporation. They sought damages for injuries suffered by Mr.…
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