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United States v. Ball Construction Company

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Dec 26, 1956
239 F.2d 384 (5th Cir. 1956)

Opinion

No. 16276.

December 26, 1956.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas; Ben H. Rice, Jr., Judge.

A.F. Prescott, George F. Lynch, Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Russell B. Wine, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex.

Elmer J. Kelsey, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Charles K. Rice, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lee A. Jackson, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., John N. Stull, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Harman Parrott, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for appellant.

Richard U. Simon, Ft. Worth, Tex., Josh H. Groce, San Antonio, Tex., Eskridge, Groce Hebdon, San Antonio, Tex., of counsel, for appellee.

Before CAMERON, JONES and BROWN, Circuit Judges.


The facts of this case are well recited and the controlling principles of law are well stated in the opinion of Judge Rice, R.F. Ball Construction Company v. Jacobs, D.C., 140 F. Supp. 60. For the reasons there set-forth the judgment appealed from is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

United States v. Ball Construction Company

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Dec 26, 1956
239 F.2d 384 (5th Cir. 1956)
Case details for

United States v. Ball Construction Company

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. R.F. BALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Dec 26, 1956

Citations

239 F.2d 384 (5th Cir. 1956)

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