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ROBINSON v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC.

No. 71-2409. Summary Calendar.

453 F.2d 417 (1972)

Carl R. ROBINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 4, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George S. Brown, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

N. Lee Cooper, Birmingham, Ala., for defendants-appellees; Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner & Clark, Birmingham, Ala., of counsel.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The plaintiff-appellant, a practicing physician and attorney, brought this diversity action against his former stockbroker, Merrill Lynch, for substantial losses claimed to have been sustained by him in trading in commodity futures (pork bellies and hogs) because the broker negligently failed to pass on to him pertinent market information in the broker's hands. Merrill Lynch counterclaimed for brokerage commissions. Following a non-jury trial the district...

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