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Nature of Suit Code: 320
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSi.Jnitd States Court of Appeals 

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT 

MIKE TOWNE; REGGIE THORNBURG, 

Plaintiffs-Appellees, 

v. 

T Z LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY; WIN 

CONDICT, 

Defendants-Appellants. 

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ORDER AND JUDGMENT* 

'!'enth Ct::::nit 

JAN 2 8 1991 

&OBERT L. HOECK..ER 

Clerk 

Nos. 89-8012 

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89-8013 

(D.C. No. C88-0172) 

(D. Wyo.) 

Before MOORE, BARRETT, Circuit Judges, and SPARR,** District 

Judge. 

**Honorable Daniel 

District Court for 

designation. 

B. Sparr, District Judge, 

the District of Colorado, 

United States 

sitting by 

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel 

has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially 

assist the determination of these appeals. See Fed. R. App. P. 

34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. These cases are therefore ordered 

submitted without oral argument. 

* This order and judgment has no precedential value and shall 

not be cited, or used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, 

except for purposes of establishing the doctrines of the law of 

the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. 10th Cir. R. 

36.3. 

Appellate Case: 89-8012 Document: 010110080473 Date Filed: 01/28/1991 Page: 1 
Defendants each appeal from the same adverse judgment entered 

by the district court on a jury verdict. Plaintiffs, Mike Towne 

and Reggie Thornburg, were awarded compensatory damages of $7,000 

and $25,000, respectively, against both defendants and punitive 

damages of $45,000 jointly against defendant Win Condict in this 

diversity action for assault and battery and related tort claims. 

Upon review of the materials submitted herein, we conclude 

that the district court properly exercised jurisdiction over this 

action. Defendants' additional arguments challenging the 

evidentiary basis for and amount of the judgment entered against 

them are meritless. 

The judgment of the United States District Court for the 

District of Wyoming is AFFIRMED. Appellees' motion to strike 

appellants' reply brief and attached exhibits is DENIED. 

ENTERED FOR THE COURT 

PER CURIAM 

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Appellate Case: 89-8012 Document: 010110080473 Date Filed: 01/28/1991 Page: 2