David A. Manville & Co. v. Francis Oil & Refining Co.

KENYON, Circuit Judge.

As the Francis Oil & Refining Company is the principal appellee, and the other appellee, George T. Blankenship, is merely a nominal party, we use the term appellee in the opinion as referring to the Francis Oil & Refining Company.

Appellant and appellee entered into a written contract in March, 1922, relative to the sale by appellant of certain shares of the capital stock of appellee. Controversy arising between them, appellee brought action, and was awarded judgment against appellant for $14,380 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.…