PHIFER v. T. L. JAMES AND COMPANY, INC.

No. 74-2506.

513 F.2d 323 (1975)

Houston Ellis PHIFER, Sr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. T. L. JAMES AND COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry R. Allen, David L. Cobb, Gulfport, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellants.

James M. McCarthy, Rae Bryant, Gulfport, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEWIN, DYER and ADAMS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The question presented on this appeal is whether the district court correctly directed a verdict in favor of appellee T. L. James and Company, a highway construction corporation, because there was no evidence upon which it could be found guilty of negligence.

The facts are not hotly disputed. T. L. James and Company had two contracts with the state for construction of Interstate Highway 10 and surrounding interchanges near Biloxi, Mississippi&...

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