Legal Opinion
Foltz v. Moore McCormack Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 28, 1951No. 21930_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
Invoking the diversity jurisdiction of the court, the appellant sued the appellee for maliciously giving to the Federal Bureau of Investigation false, derogatory statements of and about him which caused the loss to him of a federal office to which he had been appointed. He has appealed from an order dismissing his amended complaint on motion pursuant to Rule 12(b) (6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A., for failure to state a cause of action.
The complaint, as amended, alleged that on April 22, 1949, the appellant had been appointed to serve with the…
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