Delo H. Caspary v. The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company

707 F.2d 785

Delo H. CASPARY, Appellant,

v.

The LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY, Appellee.

No. 83-1343.

United States Court of Appeals,

Fourth Circuit.

Argued April 14, 1983.

Decided May 11, 1983.

John Henry Lewin, Jr., Baltimore, Md. (Benson Everett Legg, Venable, Baetjer & Howard, Baltimore, Md.), for appellant.

Francis B. Burch, Jr., Baltimore, Md. (Robert J. Mathias, David Clarke, Jr., Piper & Marbury, Baltimore, Md., Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, Washington, D.C.), for appellee.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, and MURNAGHAN and ERVIN, Circuit Judges.

MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

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At common law, a…