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Lafargue v. Samuel

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nov 28, 1966
367 F.2d 396 (5th Cir. 1966)

Opinion

No. 23034.

October 24, 1966. Rehearing Denied November 28, 1966.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; W. Harold Cox, Judge.

John D. Lambert, Jr., Harry Nowalsky, New Orleans, La., Robert B. Adam, Gulfport, Miss., and Coe, Nowalsky Lambert, New Orleans, La., for appellants.

Rae Bryant, Gulfport, Miss., James N. Drury, Drury Lozes, New Orleans, La., Thomas L. Stennis, II, Gulfport, Miss., for appellees.

Before JONES, COLEMAN and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


In this appeal, where jurisdiction depends upon diversity of citizenship, the controlling principle is announced in Succession of Roux v. Guidry, decided by the Court of Appeal of Louisiana and reported in 182 So.2d 109. The rule there announced requires that the judgment of the district court be, and it is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Lafargue v. Samuel

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nov 28, 1966
367 F.2d 396 (5th Cir. 1966)
Case details for

Lafargue v. Samuel

Case Details

Full title:Margaret Christmas LAFARGUE and Alexander Lafargue, Appellants, v. Dr…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Nov 28, 1966

Citations

367 F.2d 396 (5th Cir. 1966)

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