Legal Opinion
Robertson Oil Company, Inc. v. Phillips Petroleum Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1989No. 88-1266PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Phillips Petroleum Company appeals from a verdict against it which awarded Robertson Oil Company $750,000 in actual damages and $5,000,000 in punitive damages. The jury in this diversity action found that Phillips was liable for fraud, breach of its duty of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with the relationship between Robertson and its client, Spe-Dee Mart, and negligence. The jury failed to agree on whether Phillips had breached an oral contract, and on this issue a mistrial was declared. The district court on post-trial motions entered a…
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