BECKER v. PAINEWEBBER, INC.

No. 91-2568.

962 F.2d 524 (1992)

Gary M. BECKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAINEWEBBER, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Bruch Hogan, Thomas R. McDade, Fulbright & Jaworski, Randall A. Hopkins, Jamail & Kolius, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Paul L. Mitchell, James E. Maloney, Baker & Botts, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before SNEED, REAVLEY, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Gary Becker appeals from the trial court's decision entering a directed verdict in favor of the appellee, Paine-Webber, on a claim of negligent misrepresentation. We affirm.

I.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

In 1987, Gary Becker, who formerly worked in the crude oil trading business at Mosley Securities, began discussions with various securities firms about creating...

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