FRANKFORT OIL COMPANY v. SNAKARD

No. 6114.

279 F.2d 436 (1960)

FRANKFORT OIL COMPANY, a Division of Carstairs Bros. Distilling Company, Inc., a foreign corporation, Appellant, v. W. F. SNAKARD, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 21, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mathias F. Correa, New York City (T. Murray Robinson, Leon Shipp, Oklahoma City, Okl., Richard P. Loftus, Sheldon Oliensis, New York City, were with him on the brief), for appellant.

C. J. Watts and John B. Dudley, Jr., Oklahoma City, Okl. (P. D. Erwin, Chandler, Okl., Luther Bohanon, Bohanon & Barefoot, Looney, Watts, Looney & Nichols, and Dudley, Dudley & Dudley, Oklahoma City, Okl., were with them on the brief), for appellee.

Before HUXMAN, PICKETT and BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judges.


BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.

Appellee-plaintiff Snakard recovered judgment against appellant-defendant Frankfort Oil Company in the amount of $1,493,277 as damages arising from the alleged misconduct of Frankfort in connection with certain transactions between the parties pertaining to Oklahoma oil and gas properties. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity.

The complaint in the court below contained two counts, the first alleging breach of contract and tort...

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