J.C. Trahan v. The First National Bank of Ruston

GEE, Circuit Judge:

On a former appeal of this case controlled by Louisiana substantive law, we affirmed a judgment of the trial court holding the appellant bank liable for conversion of 15,-000 shares of pledged corporate stock and requiring it to procure and deliver to appel-lee Trahan a like amount of such stock within 30 days of the date of judgment. 690 F.2d 466 (5th Cir.1982). The question presented today is whether, after our af-firmance of the trial court’s judgment, that court was empowered to modify the judgment in such a manner as to alter the substantive relief granted by it.…