L. J. Hablas v. Armour and Company, a Foreign Corporation

VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff, L. J. Hablas, from final judgment dismissing his complaint against defendant, Armour and Company, for damages for fraud and tortious discharge. 1 Plaintiff, as a result of the termination of his employment by defendant, has lost all rights in defendant’s pension fund, except the right to the return of his contributions.

Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship and the requisite jurisdictional amount.

Plaintiff was continuously employed by the defendant from 1910 until his discharge on July 15, 1955, except for a period of…