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Pendergraft v. Cook

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nov 12, 1971
449 F.2d 1372 (5th Cir. 1971)

Opinion

No. 71-1598.

November 12, 1971.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; Dan M. Russell, Jr., Judge.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., G. Garland Lyell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for respondent-appellant.

W.E. Gore, Jr., James B. Tucker, Jackson, Miss., for petitioner-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, SIMPSON, and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and WISDOM, GEWIN, BELL, THORNBERRY, COLEMAN, GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH, GODBOLD, DYER, SIMPSON, MORGAN, CLARK, INGRAHAM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


ON PETITION FOR REHEARING OF 446 F.2d 1222, AND PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC


The Petition for Rehearing is denied and the Court having been polled at the request of one of the members of the Court and a majority of the Circuit Judges who are in regular active service not having voted in favor of it, (Rule 35 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; Local Fifth Circuit Rule 12) the Petition for Rehearing En Banc is also denied.


JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and WISDOM, Circuit Judge, dissent from the denial of rehearing en banc.

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge, dissents from the denial of rehearing and denial of rehearing en banc for the reasons outlined in his dissent from the panel decision.


Summaries of

Pendergraft v. Cook

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nov 12, 1971
449 F.2d 1372 (5th Cir. 1971)
Case details for

Pendergraft v. Cook

Case Details

Full title:Mrs. Catherine T. PENDERGRAFT, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Tom D. COOK…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Nov 12, 1971

Citations

449 F.2d 1372 (5th Cir. 1971)

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