McGUFFIE v. TRANSWORLD DRILLING CO.

Civ. A. No. 84-2224.

625 F.Supp. 369 (1985)

Wanza Smith McGuffie, wife of/and Danny Paul McGUFFIE v. TRANSWORLD DRILLING COMPANY.

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Lafayette-Opelousas Division.

December 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abadie, Harang & Coluin, Peter J. Abadie, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs.

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Howard L. Murphy, Christopher Tompkins, New Orleans, La., for defendant.


RULING ON POST TRIAL MOTION

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge, sitting by designation.

The defendant, Transworld Drilling Company (Transworld), filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and alternatively for new trial following entry of a judgment on a verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages against it. The only serious question presented in these motions is whether the punitive damage award should be allowed to stand. Because the award...

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