Legal Opinion

Polk v. Dixie Ins. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 27, 1992No. 19-10280Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 92-7094 (Summary Calendar) JAMES L. POLK and MATTIE B. POLK, Plaintiffs-Appellants, versus DIXIE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court For the Northern District of Mississippi (August 4, 1992) Before KING, DAVIS and WIENER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: In this Mississippi diversity case, the Plaintiffs-Appellants James L. and Mattie B. Polk, who are black, appeal the district court's overruling of their Batson1 objection to the purported discriminatory exercise of peremptory jury…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. United States v. Ella Louise Forbes and Lillie Mae BerryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  5. United States v. Gary Lee Lance, Willie Love, and Rebecca LanceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988

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