CROSS v. LUCIUS

No. 82-3159.

713 F.2d 153 (1983)

V.L. CROSS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Howell K. LUCIUS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 2, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Henry Kidd, Paul Kidd, Jr., Monroe, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Watson, Murchison, Crews, Arthur & Corkern, Arthur C. Watson, Natchitoches, La., Edgar Perkins, Jr., DeQuincy, La., Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts, John T. Cox, Jr., Shreveport, La., for Lucius et al.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Charles E. Welsh, Shreveport, La., for Guste, Burges and Pickett.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, THORNBERRY and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

On appeal, the plaintiffs challenge the district court's dismissal of their case with prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Because the district court dismissed this case under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), we must accept all of the plaintiffs' well-pleaded allegations as true and give them the benefit of all reasonable inferences...

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