Legal Opinion
S. John Chipser v. Kohlmeyer & Co., a Partnership, and Thomson & McKinnon Auchincloss Kohlmeyer, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1979No. 76-4116PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff in this action is a speculator in commodities who alleges that the defendant, a brokerage partnership, improperly handled his account. He appeals from the entry against him of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and the alternative grant of a new trial. We reverse the judgment n. o. v. and send the case back to be tried again. Before reaching the merits, however, we must confirm that we have jurisdiction over this appeal.
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The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, John Chipser. The defendant, Kohlmeyer & Co., 1 moved alternatively for judgment n. o.…
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