WILLIAMS v. PETERS

No. 14998.

233 F.2d 618 (1956)

James A. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. John E. PETERS and Chester E. Strand, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Williams, Steilacoom, Wash., for appellant (in pro. per.).

Hubert A. Gilbert, Fairbanks, Alaska, for appellees.

Before POPE and CHAMBERS, Circuit Judges, and BOLDT, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing appellant's complaint "for failing to state a cause of action." Williams' complaint alleged that defendants Peters and Strand, when called to testify in a certain criminal prosecution against him, each gave false and perjured testimony against Williams, thus bringing about his conviction.

The defendant Strand moved for summary judgment. To his order denying that motion,1 the...

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