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L. B. Willoughby (Mrs. Thelma Willoughby, Administratrix of the Estate of L. B. Willoughby, Deceased) v. Aulbert J. Brannen

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 27, 1959No. 17750_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Appealing from the judgment 1 of the district court dismissing the cause as moot, appellants, plaintiffs below, are here urging upon us: that, in so ordering, the district judg'e completely misapprehended the nature and effect of the order of this court; that the order dismissing the cause is moot, is without support in the record; and that the judgment should, therefore, be reversed and the cause remanded for trial on the merits.

The defendants-appellees, taking issue with this view, insist ^hat the district judge was right in holding and declaring that the Court of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Copeland Motor Co. v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
  3. John Walker & Sons, Limited v. Tampa Cigar Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
  4. Augusta Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
  5. Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company v. Hattie A. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Dalmon Davis, District Director of Internal Revenue, and I. W. Spillers, Revenue Officer v. Mrs. Bertha S. BirdsongCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  2. Dalmon Davis, District Director of Internal Revenue, and I. W. Spillers, Revenue Officer v. Mrs. Bertha S. BirdsongCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960

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