Legal Opinion
Jerry J. Kerr v. First Commodity Corporation of Boston
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 7, 1984No. 83-1488PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict awarding $75,000 in actual damages and $275,000 in punitive damages to plaintiff Jerry J. Kerr on a finding that defendant First Commodity Corporation of Boston was guilty of fraud in the sale to Kerr of certain commodity options. The District Court remitted the award of actual damages to $21,942, which was the price Kerr paid for the options. Kerr accepted the remittitur, and First Commodity brought this appeal.
First Commodity argues that the judgment of the trial court should be reversed because Kerr failed to meet his burden of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Coonis v. RogersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- Beggs v. Universal CIT Credit CorporationSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
- Colonial Refrigerated Transportation, Inc. v. George P. Mitchell, George P. Mitchell v. Colonial Refrigerated Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Louis W. Wegerer and Judith A. Wegerer v. First Commodity Corporation of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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