ARMSTRONG v. REPUBLIC RLTY. MTG. CORP.

Nos. 78-1501, 78-1536.

631 F.2d 1344 (1980)

William H. ARMSTRONG, Jr., Appellant/Appellee, v. REPUBLIC REALTY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Appellee/Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Cole, Theodore H. Hellmuth, Armstrong, Teasdale, Kramer & Vaughan, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant/appellee and cross-appellant.

W. David Wells, James W. Erwin, Thompson & Mitchell, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee/appellant and cross-appellee Republic Realty Mortgage Corp.

Before ROSS and HENLEY, Circuit Judges, and PORTER, District Judge.


DONALD J. PORTER, District Judge.

SUMMARY

On appeal in this diversity case tried by jury (78-1501), Republic urges that, as a matter of law, (1) it was not plaintiff's agent; (2) if it was, it did not breach any duty owed plaintiff; (3) if it did, plaintiff was not thereby damaged; (4) punitive damages should not have been allowed; and (5) the punitive damages awarded ($125,000), are, in any event, excessive.<...

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