WHELAN v. WINCHESTER PRODUCTION CO.

No. 01-41105.

319 F.3d 225 (2003)

John S. WHELAN; R.J. Whelan, Jr.; Mary Virginia Whelan; Estate of Virginia Abney Whelan; Regina Whelan Skoda; Margaret Whelan Hensley; Lynn Abney Lomax; James K. Abney, Jr.; Katherine L. Abney; Inez Elizabeth Abney Furrh; Robert Abney Price; Jane Abney Price; Blanch K. Abney, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. WINCHESTER PRODUCTION COMPANY; Westchester Gas Company; Estate of Sam Vaughan; Kim Vaughan; Amy Vaughan, an individual; Phillip Baldwin, Jr.; Newton W. Dorsett; Newiel Inc.; Loutex Production Company, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 30, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ron Adkison (argued), Wellborn, Houston, Adkison, Mann, Sadler & Hill, Henderson, TX, Damon Michael Young, Sr., Young, Pickett & Lee, Texarkana, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

Deborah Johnson Race (argued), Ireland, Carroll & Kelley, Tyler, TX, for Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DUHÉ and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

The district court dismissed on summary judgment Plaintiffs' civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and common law fraud claims, the latter without prejudice. Defendants appeal requesting dismissal of Plaintiffs' common law fraud claim with prejudice. Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their RICO claims. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The defendants are: Winchester Production Company, its...

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