Legal Opinion
Breeland v. Hide-A-Way Lake, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1978No. Nos. 76-1647, 77-1244PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
This diversity action1 was brought by purchasers of residential sites in the Hide-A-Way Lake development located near Picayune, Mississippi. Joined as defendants were the developer and others purportedly involved in the enterprise. Plaintiffs alleged that they were induced to purchase their sites through various fraudulent misrepresentations made by the defendants, and they sought damages and other relief. Following the first stage of the trial on the merits, the district court, on February 10, 1976, entered a partial final judgment dismissing the case as to some of the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Harold Noel Arrowsmith, Jr. v. United Press InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- United States v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Lee v. Memphis Pub. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Wilbert J. Sheets, Cross-Appellant v. Yamaha Motors Corporation, U.S.A. And Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. Of Iwata, Japan, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Lawrence Washington v. Norton Manufacturing, Inc., Abc CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Western Industries, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Newcor Canada Limited, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Zola W. Rittenhouse v. Edward H. Mabry, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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