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SHAWNEE INTERN., N.V. v. HONDO DRILLING CO.

No. 84-1340 Summary Calendar.

742 F.2d 234 (1984)

SHAWNEE INTERNATIONAL, N.V., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HONDO DRILLING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stovall, Spradlin, Armstrong & Israel, Thomas Richard Spradlin, Sylvia Copaken, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jim Curtis, Kemp, Smith, Duncan & Hammond, E. Link Beck, El Paso, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, POLITZ and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity jurisdiction action, Shawnee International, N.V., et al. (Shawnee) appeal the Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) dismissal of their claims against Hondo Drilling Company for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Agreeing with the district court that Shawnee's complaint failed to set forth a claim for relief cognizable under Texas substantive law, we affirm.

Facts

In 1982 Hondo was sued in a...

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