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ROBERTS v. SOUTHERN WOOD PIEDMONT CO.

No. 77-2877 Summary Calendar.

571 F.2d 276 (1978)

Thomas L. ROBERTS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN WOOD PIEDMONT COMPANY and Bryan Inspection Agency, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, v. W. E. ROBERTS, Counter Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 13, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. S. Murphy, Lucedale, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas Tyner, Hattiesburg, Miss., Harold W. Melvin, Laurel, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before MORGAN, CLARK and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Thomas Roberts sued Bryan Inspection Agency and Southern Wood Piedmont for breach of an oral contract. Southern responded with a counterclaim for money due on a promissory note. After both sides had presented their evidence, the trial court directed a verdict against Roberts both on the suit and on the counterclaim. The trial court ruled that the statute of frauds barred the action on the oral contract and rejected Roberts' arguments...

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