[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit

No. 97-2005

JOHN E. GIFFORD,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

BRUCE STRUMPF, INC., ET AL.,

Defendants - Appellees.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE

[Hon. Morton A. Brody, U.S. District Judge]

Before

Torruella, Chief Judge,

Bownes, Senior Circuit Judge,

and Stahl, Circuit Judge.

Thomas R. Watson and McTeague, Higbee, MacAdam, Case, Watson

& Cohen on brief for appellant.

Richard W. Mulhern and Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman on brief

for appellees.

February 10, 1998

Per Curiam. After due consideration of the record and the Per Curiam.

briefs in this case, we affirm the order of the district court.

Costs to be assessed against appellant.

Affirmed. Affirmed.

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