Mrs. Wanda Mercer v. Paris Theriot

316 F.2d 635

Mrs. Wanda MERCER, Appellant,

v.

Paris THERIOT, Appellee.

No. 19068.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

March 14, 1963.

Rehearing Denied May 9, 1963.

H. Alva Brumfield, Baton Rouge, La., Sylvia Roberts, New Orleans, La., for appellant.

Stanley E. Loeb, New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and HUTCHESON, RIVES, CAMERON, JONES, BROWN, WISDOM, GEWIN, and BELL, Circuit Judges, En Banc.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

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In the early hours of the morning of December 19, 1955, Willie B. Mercer's body was found face down on the side of Highway 1 on Grand Isle, Louisiana. The…