Case Name: Bruno AGOSTINO, Appellant, v. HOMER COAL CORPORATION, a Corporation, and John T. Howell, Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1955-04-01
Citations: 220 F.2d 438
Docket Number: No. 14126
Parties: Bruno AGOSTINO, Appellant, v. HOMER COAL CORPORATION, a Corporation, and John T. Howell, Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 220
Pages: 438–438

Head Matter:
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.

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