Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. Gupta


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Docket Number: 2000-CA-01517-SCT
Linked Case(s): 2000-CA-01517-SCT

Supreme Court: Opinion Date: 11-21-2002
Opinion Author: COBB,
Holding: AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND RENDERED IN PART; REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART

Additional Case Information: Judge(s) Concurring: PITTMAN, C.J., SMITH, P.J., AND WALLER, J.,
Judge(s) Concurring Separately: EASLEY, J., CONCURS IN PART AND DISSENTS IN PART
Non Participating Judge(s): CARLSON AND GRAVES, JJ.,
Dissenting Author : DIAZ, J.,
Dissent Joined By : McRAE, P.J.
Procedural History: Jury Trial
Nature of the Case: Interference with Business

Trial Court: Date of Trial Judgment: 06-30-2000
Appealed from: Hinds County Circuit Court
Judge: James E. Graves, Jr.
Disposition: the jury found for Gupta, awarding actual damages of $600,000 and punitive damages of $2.5 million. Accordingly, the trial judge entered a final judgment for $3.1 million on June 30, 2000.

Note: PITTMAN, C.J., SMITH, P.J., AND WALLER, J., CONCUR. EASLEY, J., CONCURS IN PART AND DISSENTS IN PART WITHOUT SEPARATE WRITTEN OPINION. DIAZ, J., DISSENTS WITH SEPARATE WRITTEN OPINION JOINED BY McRAE, P.J. CARLSON AND GRAVES, JJ., NOT PARTICIPATING.

  Party Name: Attorney Name:  
Appellant: AMSOUTH BANK f/k/a DEPOSIT GUARANTY NATIONAL BANK




ANDREA LA'VERNE FORD EDNEY ROBERT L. GIBBS



 

Appellee: KRISHAN K. GUPTA AND RISHI ENTERPRISES, INC. JAN F. GADOW DOUGLAS G. MERCIER DAVID WAYNE BARIA  


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