Legal Opinion
Stanhope v. Ford Motor Credit Co., Inc.
District Court, W.D. Arkansas
Decided January 29, 1980No. 79-4025PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ARNOLD, District Judge.
On April 12, 1979, the plaintiff filed this suit for damages in the Circuit Court of Miller County, Arkansas, naming Ford Motor Credit Company as defendant. The complaint alleged that Ford “caused its agent, servant or employee, the name of whom is unknown to Plaintiff at this time, to steal, take away and otherwise remove” the plaintiff’s pickup truck and its contents. The plaintiff asked for $3,424.30 actual and $50,000 punitive damages. On April 27, 1979, Ford removed the suit to this Court on the basis of diversity of citizenship. In its answer, filed in this…
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