OSBORN v. E.F. HUTTON & CO., INC.

No. 87-2392.

853 F.2d 616 (1988)

James L. OSBORN, Jr., Appellant, v. E.F. HUTTON & COMPANY, INC., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew J. Stretz, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Danniel M. Dibble, Kansas City, Mo., for Hutton.

Lynne C. Kaiser, Kansas City, Mo., for Merrill Lynch.

Before ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, ROSS and HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judges.


HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

James L. Osborn, Jr. appeals from two orders of the district court granting the appellees' motions for summary judgment and dismissing each of Osborn's claims alleging that the appellees churned his commodities and fraudulently, negligently, or in breach of fiduciary duty gave him improper trading advice. We affirm.

Osborn is a successful entrepreneur, having founded in 1970 Home Office Reference Laboratory (Home Office), a company...

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