Legal Opinion

Judith Diane Duff Leach, Etc. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 3, 1989No. 87-1921PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Bodyless souls do not walk with feet of clay. Without feet, they cannot stand. The Plaintiffs-Appellants in this case would have us don sovereign robes and create feet of clay for them. We shall not array ourselves with such fine garments, and thus we will not, and cannot, accede to the Plaintiffs’ request. 1

Plaintiffs are minority shareholders of the Seminole State National Bank (“Bank”). The Appellees-Defendants include former directors and officers of the failed Bank 2 , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in its capacity as Receiver of the failed Bank, and…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985

34 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Billy R. Whalen v. Prentiss H. Carter, Jr., Claude Sharkey v. The Bank of Greensburg, John Fussell v. The Bank of GreensburgCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  2. Roma Construction Company and Peter Zanni v. Ralph R. ArussoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  3. Ocean Energy Ii, Inc., and Coteau Services, Inc. v. Alexander & Alexander, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  4. 7547 Corp. v. Parker & Parsley Development Partners, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  5. Chanoff v. United States Surgical Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1994

35 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API