Bruno Agostino v. Homer Coal Corporation, a Corporation, and John T. Howell

220 F.2d 438

15 Alaska 500

Bruno AGOSTINO, Appellant,
v.
HOMER COAL CORPORATION, a Corporation, and John T. Howell, Appellees.

No. 14126.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 1, 1955.

Bell & Sanders, Anchorage, Alaska, for appellant.

Juliana D. Wilson, Anchorage, Alaska, for appellee.

Before HEALY and BONE, Circuit Judges, and CLARK, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

1

This was a suit by appellant to recover damages from appellees for allegedly wrongful interference with his attempt to obtain from the Department of the Interior a coal prospecting permit. The suit was dismissed by the District Court for failure to state a claim entitling the complainant to relief.

2

The dismissal is affirmed for the reason given in the trial court's opinion, 114 F.Supp. 861.