Leon J. Turner, D/B/A Lee's Creek Farm and Ranch v. Purina Mills, Inc., and Dan Robichaux, Purina Mills, Inc.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Purina Mills, Inc. appeals a final judgment of the district court awarding G. Leon Turner damages and attorney fees for violation of the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, La. Rev.Stat.Ann. §§ 51:1401 et seq. (LUTPA). Finding insufficient evidence for submission of the case to the jury, we reverse and render judgment for Purina.

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As part of his business, Turner sells animal feed to area farmers. He first became an authorized Purina dealer in 1976 in the Bogalusa, Louisiana area. In 1982 he opened a second authorized dealership in the…