BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
William Wolfe brought this diversity action against John Manlowe, seeking to recover a commission under an option contract. Upon defendant's death prior to trial, his executrix became the defendant by substitution. The trial court, Judge Denney, directed a verdict against plaintiff Wolfe, and he appeals. We affirm.
In early 1968, John Manlowe owned 750,000 shares of stock in United-Buckingham Freight Lines, Inc., a trucking company with...
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