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JOHNSON v. COMBS

No. 72-3030.

471 F.2d 84 (1972)

Princess Ranola JOHNSON, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. M. Browning COMBS, Superintendent, Grand Prairie Independent School District, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 8, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Wright, William A. Barber, Jr., Grand Prairie, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Edward B. Cloutman, III, Edward J. Polk, Andrew Konradi, James P. Finstrom, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, MORGAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 8, 1973.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

On the merits, the judgment appealed from is due to be affirmed. Weaver v. Board of Public Education of Brevard County, Florida, 467 F.2d 473 (5th Cir. 1972).

The collateral question as to plaintiffs' entitlement to attorneys' fees below and on this appeal raises a novel issue. The law of the circuit prior to the passage of Section 718 of...

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