178 F.2d 400 KING v. UNITED STATES. IZLAR v. UNITED STATES. No. 12957. No. 12958. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. December 7, 1949. No appearance entered on behalf of appellant in either case. Cavett S. Binion, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for appellee. Before McCORD and WALLER, Circuit Judges, and RICE, District Judge. PER CURIAM. 1 We have consolidated these two appeals, since the records in each case are identical and present the same issues of law and fact. 2...
178 F.2d 602 BROOKS, v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO. et al. No. 12921. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. Dec. 19, 1949. Rev. John R. Brooks, in pro. per. Harper Macfarlane, San Antonio, Texas, for appellees. Before HUTCHESON, WALLER and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. 1 Charging each of them with separate and distinct wrongful acts, plaintiff sued three defendants, Edward H. Corrigan, dba the Corrigan Dispatch Company, a customs house broker at Laredo, Texas, and two carriers, the...
177 F.2d 746 (1949) CAMILLA FEED MILLS, Inc. v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO. OF ST. PAUL, MINN. No. 12903. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. November 18, 1949. Leonard Farkas, Walter H. Burt, Albany, Ga., for appellant. H. H. Perry, Jr., Menard B. Peacock, Asa D. Kelley, Jr., Albany, Ga., for appellee. Before HOLMES, WALLER, and SIBLEY, Circuit Judges. HOLMES, Circuit Judges. This action was brought by appellant against the appellee to recover for a fire loss upon a provisional...
178 F.2d 495 UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS CO. et al. v. COSDEN PETROLEUM CORPORATION. No. 12890. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. December 19, 1949. Ogden K. Shannon, Fort Worth, Tex., Adam M. Byrd, Chicago, Ill., for appellants. Alfred C. Aurich, Philadelphia, Pa., Nelson Phillips, Jr., Dallas, Tex., Henry Zweifel, Fort Worth, Tex., for appellee. Before HUTCHESON, WALLER, and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges. HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge. 1 The proceeding from which this appeal comes was begun by...
178 F.2d 111 J. KAHN & CO., Inc. v. CLARK, Attorney General et al. No. 12863. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. December 2, 1949. C. M. Smithdeal, Dallas, Texas, for appellant. Ralph S. Spritzer, Attorney, Dept of Justice, Washington, D. C., Frank B. Potter, U. S. Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas, William P. Fonville, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dallas, Texas, for appellee. Before HUTCHESON and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges, and DOOLEY, District Judge. HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge. 1 The suit, brought...
178 F.2d 803 BARKER v. UNITED STATES. No. 12858. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. December 21, 1949. Harold D. Putman, San Antonio, Tex., for appellant. H. W. Moursund, U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., Wm. H. Russell, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., Joel W. Westbrook, U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for appellee. Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges. HOLMES, Circuit Judge. 1 This is an appeal from an order of the court below, denying appellant's motion...
177 F.2d 275 (1949) CROMELIN v. UNITED STATES. No. 12845. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. October 28, 1949. *276 Paul L. Cromelin, in pro. per. Wm. T. Morton, Asst. U. S. Atty., Augusta, Ga., J. Saxton Daniel, U. S. Atty., Savannah, Ga., for appellee. Before HUTCHESON, McCORD, and SIBLEY, Circuit Judges. SIBLEY, Circuit Judge. On November 8, 1948, appellant Cromelin filed in the district court his complaint against the United States, expressly under the Federal Tort Claims Act of...
178 F.2d 467 SMITH et al. v. WOODS, Housing Expediter. No. 12842. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. December 21, 1949. J. E. McLemore, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for appellants. Francis X. Riley, Spl. Lit. Atty., OHE, Washington, D. C., Hugo V. Prucha, Asst. Gen. Cnsl., OHE, Washington, D. C., Benjamin I. Shulman, Spl. Lit. Atty., OHE, Washington, D. C., H. C. Happ, Regional Atty., OHE, Dallas, Tex., J. Edwin Fleming, Ch. Trial Unit, OHE, Dallas, Tex., for appellee. Before HOLMES, McCORD,...
178 F.2d 94 RUDY, v. EAGLE INDEMNITY CO. EAGLE INDEMNITY C0. v. RUDY et al. No. 12789. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. Dec. 1, 1949. E. N. Bender, Houston, Tex., for appellant, Rudy. Ben Connally, Houston, Tex., for appellee Eagle Indemnity Co. Before HUTCHESON and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges, and DOOLEY, District judge. HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge. 1 These appeals by Manual Rudy, the third party defendant, and Eagle Indemnity Company, cross-plaintiff and third party complainant, though...
177 F.2d 739 (1949) BURNS et al. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. BURNS et al. Nos. 12787, 12811. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. November 10, 1949. Joseph B. Brennan, Atlanta, Ga., for taxpayer. Abbott M. Sellers, Ellis N. Slack, Virginia H. Adams, Sp. Assts. to Atty. Gen., Theron Lamar Caudle, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charles Oliphant, Chief Counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Washington, D. C., Charles E. Lowery, Sp. Atty., for respondents....
178 F.2d 912 ALLISON v. UNITED STATES. No. 12766. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. December 28, 1949. Eugene M. Baynes, West Palm Beach, Fla., William S. Allison (in pro. se.), Atlanta, Ga., for appellant. Fred Botts, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., J. Ellis Mundy, U. S. Atty., Harvey H. Tisinger, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for appellee. Before HOLMES, WALLER, and SIBLEY, Circuit Judges. WALLER, Circuit Judge. 1 The Petitioner was convicted of breaking and entering the United...
178 F.2d 760 WHELCHEL, v. McDONALD, Warden. No. 12760. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. Dec. 28, 1949. Hugh Carney, Atlanta, Texas, for appellant. Steve M. King, U.S. Attorney, Beaumont, Texas, Nicholas R. Voorhis, Lt. Col., Washington, D.C., Office of Judge Advocate Gen., Warren G. Moore, U.S. Attorney, Tyler, Texas, Reginald C. Miller, Lt. Col., J.A.G.C. Office of Judge Advocate Gen., Washington, D.C., for appellee. Before HUTCHESON, WALLER, and SIBLEY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM....
176 F.2d 260 (1949) WHELCHEL v. McDONALD, Warden. No. 12760. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. July 22, 1949. Hugh Carney, Atlanta, Texas, for appellant. Steve M. King, U. S. Attorney, Beaumont, Texas, Nicholas R. Voorhis, Lt. Col., Washington, D. C., Office of Judge Advocate Gen., Warren G. Moore, U. S. Attorney, Tyler, Texas, Reginald C. Miller, Lt. Col., J. A. G. C. Office of Judge Advocate Gen., Washington, D. C., for appellee. Before HUTCHESON, SIBLEY, and WALLER, Circuit...
178 F.2d 338 ECKERT-FAIR CONST. CO. v. CAPITOL STEEL & IRON CO. No. 12748. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. Dec. 9, 1949. Rehearings Denied Jan. 9 and 14, 1950. J. N. Townsend, Dallas, Tex., for appellant. Pat Reed, Dallas, Tex., for appellee. Before HOLMES, McCORD, and WALLER, Circuit Judges. MCCORD, Circuit Judge. 1 Capitol Steel & Iron Company, a corporation domiciled at 3klahoma City, Oklahoma, brought this suit against Eckert-Fair Construction Company, a corporation located...
178 F.2d 394 UNITED STATES v. PADDOCK. No. 12738. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. December 9, 1949. A. W. Christian, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Texas, O. Morris Harrell, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Texas, Frank B. Potter, U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Texas, for appellant. Richard U. Simon, Fort Worth, Texas, Frank B. Appleman, Fort Worth, Texas, for appellee. Before HOLMES, McCORD and WALLER, Circuit Judges. HOLMES, Circuit Judge. 1 This appeal is from a judgment of the court...
178 F.2d 42 HIATT, Warden, v. COMPAGNA et al. No. 12715. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. Nov. 10, 1949. Rehearing Denied Dec. 16, 1949. J. Ellis Mundy, U.S. Atty. and Harvey H. Tisinger, Asst. U.S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., A. E. Gottshall, Atty. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellant. M. Neil Andrews, Atlanta, Ga., Wm. Scott Stewart, Chicago, Ill., for appellee. Before HOLMES, WALLER, and SIBLEY, Circuit Judges. SIBLEY, Circuit Judge. 1 Appellees Compagna and Gioe were...
178 F.2d 453 ATLANTIC CO. v. CITIZENS ICE & COLD STORAGE et al. No. 12713. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. Dec. 28, 1949. Robert B. Troutman, Atlanta, Ga., William K. Meadow, Atlanta, Ga., Vance Custer, Bainbridge, Ga., for appellant. J. Willis Conger, Bainbridge, Ga., A. B. Conger, Bainbridge, Ga., for appellee. Before HUTCHESON, McCORD and SIBLEY, Circuit Judges. HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge. 1 As originally brought under the Robinson-Patman Act, 15 U.S.C.A. ยง 13a, the suit was for...
175 F.2d 863 (1949) SOUTHERN STEVEDORING CO., Inc. et al. v. HENDERSON, Deputy Commissioner et al. No. 12707. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. July 14, 1949. *864 Frank T. Doyle and Nicholas Masters, New Orleans, La., for appellants. J. Skelly Wright, U. S. Atty. and N. E. Simoneaux, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for appellees. Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and WALLER, Circuit Judges. HOLMES, Circuit Judge. This is an action, under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers'...
177 F.2d 555 (1949) D. G. BLAND LUMBER CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. No. 12703. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. November 8, 1949. *556 T. T. Molnar, Cuthbert, Ga., A. R. Lawton, Jr., Savannah, Ga., for appellant. A. Norman Somers, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Natl. Labor Relations Bd., Washington, D. C., David P. Findling, Assoc. Gen. Counsel, Natl. Labor Relations Bd., Washington, D. C., Albert M. Dreyer, Atty., Natl. Labor Relations Bd., Washington, D. C., for appellee. Before...
178 F.2d 133 GLEGHORN, v. KOONTZ. No. 12701. United States Court of Appeals. Fifth Circuit. Dec. 7, 1949. Ernest F. Fruechte, Wichita Falls, Texas, Guy Rogers, Wichita Falls, Texas, for appellant. Howard L. Martin, Wichita Falls, Texas, for appellee. Before HOLMES, McCORD and WALLER, Circuit Judges. McCORD, Circuit Judge. 1 Vera Ann Koontz, a citizen of California, brought this action against W. G. Gleghorn, a citizen and resident of Baylor County, Texas, seeking damages for an alleged...
