___________ No. 96-1713 ___________

Dale Hoxworth, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri.

Imperial Holly Corporation, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. * __________ Submitted: February 7, 1997 Filed: February 12, 1997 __________ Before BOWMAN, MAGILL, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Dale Hoxworth appeals the district court's1 denial of his motion for a new trial after a jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant in his diversity action. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties' submissions on appeal, we conclude that the district court's judgment was correct. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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