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WILLARD v. PRESTON

No. 10899.

92 F.2d 851 (1937)

WILLARD et al. v. PRESTON et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

November 29, 1937.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winthrop B. Lane, of Omaha, Neb. (Arthur R. Wells, Paul L. Martin, and Casper Y. Offutt, all of Omaha, Neb., on the brief), for appellants.

Edgar M. Morsman, III, of Omaha, Neb. (Mr. Edgar M. Morsman, Jr., of Omaha, Neb., on the brief), for appellees Walter G. Preston and others.

Yale C. Holland, of Omaha, Neb. (J. A. C. Kennedy, G. L. De Lacy, E. J. Svoboda, and R. E. Svoboda, all of Omaha, Neb., on the brief), for appellees Robert L. Robison and others.

Before GARDNER, SANBORN, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, as plaintiffs below, brought this action at law to recover compensation for services in negotiating the sale of certain capital stock of the Bankers Reserve Life Company of Omaha owned by appellees. Plaintiffs are members of the New York Stock Exchange and the defendants own more than 95 per cent. of the stock of the Bankers Reserve Life Company of Omaha.

We shall refer to the parties as they appeared below.

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