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KINCADE v. GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.

Nos. 78-2863, 78-2864.

635 F.2d 501 (1981)

Paris KINCADE et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL TIRE AND RUBBER CO., Defendant-Appellee, and William F. Halliburton, Plaintiff-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 30, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Brice Cunningham, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants in both cases.

Carrington, Coleman, Sloman, Johnson & Blumenthal, Marvin S. Sloman, Peter Tierney, Dallas, Tex., John W. Walker, Little Rock, Ark., for defendants-appellees in both cases.

Edward R. Dye, Akron, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellee in No. 78-2864.

Before THORNBERRY, GEE and REAVLEY, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves a class action brought against General Tire and Rubber Company ("General Tire") by six named plaintiffs on behalf of a class consisting of more than 500 members. Five of the original six named plaintiffs, joined by one other class member, appeal the trial court's approval of a settlement in this case. We affirm the trial court's approval of the settlement.

Background

Plaintiffs' complaint, filed in...

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