Legal Opinion
V.L. Cross v. Howell K. Lucius
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1983No. 82-3159PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
On appeal, the plaintiffs challenge the district court’s dismissal of their case with prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. See Fed.R. Civ.P. 12(b)(6). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
Because the district court dismissed this case under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), we must accept all of the plaintiffs’ well-pleaded allegations as true and give them the benefit of all reasonable inferences for the purposes of this review. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Sales, Inc. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc., 677 F.2d 1045, 1050 (5th Cir. 1982), cert.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Wallace Watts v. Odom Graves, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Philip K. Shunk and Linda M. ShunkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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