Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit November 18, 1970, 20213_1 (Harold Austin v. Euclid-Memphis Sales, Division of Trippeer Organizations, Inc.)

VOGEL, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment based on a jury verdict of $12,000 in compensatory damages and $8,000 in punitive damages for alleged misrepresentation and willful deceit by the seller of a bulldozer-tractor. Federal jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332.

Plaintiff-appellee, Harold Austin, is an experienced general construction contrac

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tor.