Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit July 26, 1982, 1212, 1213, Dockets 81-7069, 81-7107 (Venture Technology, Inc. v. National Fuel Gas Company, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation and Flint Oil & Gas Company, Inc.)

SAND, District Judge.

National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (“Distribution”) and Flint Oil & Gas Company, Inc. (“Flint”) appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Elfvin, J.) awarding plaintiff Venture Technology, Inc. (“Venture”) $1,500,000 in trebled damages.