Swift Chemical Co. v. Usamex Fertilizers, 80-3560

Decision Date28 April 1981
Docket NumberNo. 80-3560,80-3560
Citation646 F.2d 1121
PartiesSWIFT CHEMICAL COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. USAMEX FERTILIZERS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants. USAMEX FERTILIZERS, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SWIFT AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. . Unit A
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Morey L. Sear, Judge.

J. William Vaudry, Jr., New Orleans, La., Bill, Durkee, Michael O. Sutton, Walter R. Brookhart, Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Jerry A. Brown, Richard W. Bussoff, New Orleans, La., John W. Hofeldt, Rolf O. Stadheim, Arthur R. Curtis, Chicago, Ill., Monroe & Lemann, New Orleans, La., for Swift Agricultural Chemical Corp.

Before THORNBERRY, COLEMAN and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed on the basis of the opinion of District Judge Morey L. Sear, 490 F.Supp. 1343 (E.D.La.1980).

AFFIRMED.

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