HARRISON v. PRATHER

No. 29023.

435 F.2d 1168 (1970)

Gerard A. HARRISON and Harrison Ranch, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. Carey PRATHER, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied and Rehearing Denied March 9, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Mansour, Greenville, Miss., Taylor Webb, Webb & Webb, Leland, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Fred W. Moore, Harry Jed Lawson, Houston, Tex., George F. Woodliff, Heidelberg, Woodliff & Franks, Jackson, Miss., Douglas C. Wynn, Greenville, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before BELL, THORNBERRY and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing Denied and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 9, 1971.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Reluctant because our principal role is to end disputes, we must nevertheless add another chapter to the history of a bitter internecine legal war that flows from the termination of that closest of business relationships — a partnership. Our desire to write finis here is thwarted by conflicting instructions to the jury on the standard of proximate cause applicable to...

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