1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 313 F.2d
  5. 313 F.2d 686 (1962)
 

JOHNSTON v. EARLE

No. 17715.

313 F.2d 686 (1962)

Art JOHNSTON, Appellant, v. Hugh E. EARLE, Walter B. Shanks, Irwin Borthick and Irving H. Curran, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warde H. Erwin, Portland, Or., for appellant.

Louis F. Oberdorfer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lee A. Jackson, Joseph Kovner, David I. Granger and Meyer Rothwacks, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Sidney I. Lezak, U. S. Atty., Donal D. Sullivan and Edward J. Georgeff, Asst. U. S. Attys., Portland, Or., for appellees.

Before MAGRUDER, MERRILL and BROWNING, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This is a civil action for conversion of a tractor. The action was filed in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Multnomah, but was removed to the United States District Court since at the time of the alleged tort the appellees (defendants below) were employees of the Internal Revenue Service. See 28 U.S.C.A. § 1442(a) (1).

The case was tried to the court sitting without a jury. Appellees contended that the action was...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases