NATIONAL MOLASSES COMPANY v. HERRING

No. 15172.

221 F.2d 256 (1955)

NATIONAL MOLASSES COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant, v. Wayne HERRING, d/b/a Herring Sales, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 23, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Moberly, Kansas City, Mo. (Carl E. Enggas, George Schwegler, Jr., and Watson, Ess, Marshall & Enggas, Kansas City, Mo., were with him on the brief), for appellant.

Robert L. Jackson, Kansas City, Mo. (Solbert M. Wasserstrom, Kansas City, Mo., was with him on the brief), for appellee.

Before SANBORN, COLLET and VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judges.


SANBORN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment entered upon a directed verdict in favor of the plaintiff (appellee) in an action brought by him to recover damages for the alleged breach by the defendant (appellant) of a contract for the sale of molasses. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship and amount in controversy, the plaintiff being a citizen of the State of Missouri, and the defendant a Pennsylvania corporation with executive offices in...

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