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PEYTON v. RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY

No. 9893.

124 F.2d 430 (1941)

PEYTON v. RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY, Inc., et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 1942.

Writ of Certiorari Granted March 9, 1942.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Peyton (in propria persona), of Waco, Tex., for appellant.

Walter M. Nold, of Houston, Tex., and W. W. Naman, of Waco, Tex., for appellees.

Before FOSTER, HUTCHESON, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

Writ of Certiorari Granted March 9, 1942. See 62 S.Ct. 804, 86 L.Ed. ___.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant brought this suit to recover damages totalling $750,000. It was dismissed by the District Court for want of jurisdiction. The undisputed facts are that Peyton was a writer and had prepared certain manuscript, which he tried to send by express to different people, in the hope of having a favorable review of it and thereby find a publisher. The package was never delivered...

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