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WRIGHT v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY, INC.

No. 71-1534.

470 F.2d 1280 (1972)

Mr. and Mrs. Albert N. WRIGHT, Mother and Father, respectively, of Douglas Wright, a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY, INC., a Kentucky Corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 6, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. "Cliff" Finch, Batesville, Miss., Harold A. Katz, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ralph Holland, Tupelo, Miss., Watkins & Eager, Elizabeth W. Grayson, William E. Suddath, Jr., Jackson, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and INGRAHAM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 6, 1973.

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

I.

On July 5, 1963, five year old Douglas Wright was visiting relatives near Tupelo, Mississippi, with his parents, Albert and Grace Wright. At approximately 9:35 A.M. Albert Wright took Douglas across U.S. Highway 45, which runs in front of the relative's home, to a small grocery store to buy some milk for the child's breakfast. Mr. Wright left Douglas at the store...

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