Legal Opinion
Paxton v. Weaver
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1977No. Nos. 75-2459 to 75-2464PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants in this consolidated action, all cotton farmers and residents of Mississippi, each filed suit in the chancery court of that state asserting claims arising from certain events that allegedly occurred in 1973. Appellees, named as defendants in each state suit, consist of three residents of Tennessee doing business as John C. Weaver and Sons (“the Tennessee partnership”) and two residents of Mississippi, James J. Smith, doing business as Loper and Smith Cotton Company (“the Mississippi broker”) and George D. Nolen, one of Smith’s employees. Appellees sought…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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