Legal Opinion
J. S. Skinner, Jr., Etc. v. W. Bruce White, A. Lamar Reid, Etc., Jefferson National Equities
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1974No. 73-2695PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from a judgment of contempt and the attendant sanctions entered against defendants-appellants. The underlying facts are intensely complicated, but will be presented summarily since the issues on appeal concern only the contempt proceeding itself. For reasons stated below, we reverse the judgment of the district court.
The initial complaint was filed on November 1, 1968, by appellee J. S. Skinner, Jr., on behalf of himself and all other owners of interment rights in two cemeteries. The named defendants were W. Bruce White, A. Lamar Reid, Jefferson…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Ex Parte BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Charles Lance, Jr. v. Lucille Plummer, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Irene Smith Cliett v. Mamie S. HammondsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- United States v. John Allen Powers William Nichols, Contemnor/appellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Michael L. Shakman, and v. Democratic Organization of Cook County, and City of Chicago and Michael CardilliCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- United States v. RizzoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- In Re Murray StewartCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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