MOFFETT v. COMMERCE TRUST CO.

No. 14115.

187 F.2d 242 (1951)

MOFFETT v. COMMERCE TRUST CO. et al.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 16, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. O'Donnell, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

James E. Goodrich, Kansas City, Mo. (Hugh M. Hiller and Philip J. Close, Kansas City, Mo., were with him on the brief), for appellee Commerce Trust Co.

Orlin A. Weede, Kansas City, Mo. (Walter A. Raymond and R. Carter Tucker, Kansas City, Mo., were with him on the brief), for appellees Helen Weede and Orlin A. Weede.

B. C. Howard, Kansas City, Mo. (Wm. Dennis Bush, Kansas City, Mo., was with him on the brief), for B. C. Howard and William H. Kopp.

Before SANBORN, WOODROUGH, and RIDDICK, Circuit Judges.


RIDDICK, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the complaint in a civil action under the Civil Rights Act, 8 U.S.C.A. § 43 et seq., for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Jurisdiction of the Federal court is asserted under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343.

The action is brought by Louise McGrew Moffett, individually and as executrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Thomas S. Moffett, against Commerce Trust...

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