Legal Opinion
Fremon v. W. A. Sheaffer Pen Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1954No. 14819_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a summary judgment for the defendant. The action filed on February 17, 1951, was based upon an alleged oral contract between plaintiff and defendant entered into on November 8, 1927. Jurisdiction of the federal court was predicated upon diversity of citizenship and on unliqui-dated claims for $600,000 with interest.
The plaintiff is a lawyer living in St. Louis County, Missouri, where he was employed from 1924 until 1946 by the Missouri Southern Railroad Company. He was acquainted with Avery S. De-Haven until his death in 1941.…
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- Prescott v. GonserSupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Cri, Inc. v. Frederick O. Watson, Northland Investment Company, Cri, Inc. v. Frederick O. Watson v. Northland Investment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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