U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1989

Smith v. Cooper/T. Smith Corp.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided August 31, 1989 · Clark, Davis, Duhe, Garwood, Gee, Higginbotham, Johnson, Jolly, Jones, King, Politz, Reayley, Smith, Williams

883 F.2d 357; 1989 WL 100128 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Gregory F. Gambel, Karen L. Sonnier, Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittman & Hutch-mson, New Orleans, La., William H. Jef-fress, J.R. Caldwell, Jr., Mary L. Lyons, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs-appellants., Harry A. Rosenberg, Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, La., Norman E. Waldrop, Jr., Armbrecht, Jackson, Demouy, Crowe, Holmes & Reeves, Mobile, Ala., for Cooper/T. Smith Corp., John M. McCollam, Ewell E. Eagan, Gordon, Arata, McCollam & Duplantis, New Orleans, La., Bernard J. Rothbaum, Jr., James P. Linn, Linn & Helms, Oklahoma City, Okl., for Moffett, Amato & Merrigan., Harvey C. Koch, Howard Marks, New Orleans, La., for James E. Smith, Sr.

Cases that cite this one

1 later published case cites this decision.

William S. Smith, Jr. And Marion R. Smith v. Cooper/t. Smith Corporation (5th Cir. 1989)

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Opinion of the Court

By the Court:

The en banc court in this case is dissolved and this cause is remanded to the panel for further action in light of H.J. Inc., et al. v. Northwestern Bell Tel. Co., et al., — U.S. —, 109 S.Ct. 2893, 106 L.Ed.2d 195 (1989).

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