ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO. v. MANGES

No. 82-2343 Summary Calendar.

702 F.2d 85 (1983)

ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clinton MANGES and Duval County Ranch Co., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pat Maloney, San Antonio, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Stephen R. Kirklin, D. Brent Wells, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, RANDALL and TATE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The sole issue on appeal is the propriety of the district court's award of attorneys' fees to the plaintiff. The defendants maintain: (1) that the district court abused its discretion in awarding the plaintiff $23,510 in attorneys' fees; and (2) that the defendants were excused from paying any attorneys' fees because the plaintiff's demands had been excessive. We affirm.

The plaintiff, Atlantic Richfield Company, brought this diversity action alleging...

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