Legal Opinion
Vardaman S. Dunn v. Koehring Company, Hyde Construction Company, Inc., Cross v. Koehring Company, Cross
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 11, 1977No. 75-1327, 75-1261PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
This case is the latest adventure in a legal odyssey which has lasted for 15 years, fully five years longer than it took Ulysses to complete the original Odyssey. At least nine state and federal courts have been involved during the litigation between these parties, and numerous reported opinions have issued. 1
In the present controversy Hyde Construction Company and its attorney Vardaman S. Dunn sued Koehring Company for abuse of process and malicious prosecution arising out of actions Koehring took during previous phases of the dispute between these participants. The…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- John H. Freeman, Jr., D/B/A Freeman Electric Gin Company v. Continental Gin CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Garland Wayne Kelly and Allen Eugene Kelly, Sr. v. J. C. Smith and Chicot Land Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Johnnie Ray Lee v. Southern Home Sites CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by65 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Willard v. Humana Health Plan of Texas Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Cantu v. Resolution Trust Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1992
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,777, 11 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 781 Chemetron Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Business Funds, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Margaret S. Rodriguez v. Donald E. RitcheyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Rebecca Laughlin v. The Prudential Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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