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DAVIS v. WILLIAMS

No. 77-1299.

598 F.2d 916 (1979)

Robert Michael DAVIS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Lewis WILLIAMS et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 11, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don J. Rorschach, City Atty., John W. Chandler, Asst. City Atty., Irving, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Frederick M. Baron, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before GEWIN, GEE and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

"Silence," the King of the Turtles barked back, "I'm king, and you're only a turtle named Mack."1

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