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LEE v. MILLER COUNTY, ARK.

No. 85-2598.

800 F.2d 1372 (1986)

Barry LEE and Jim White, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. MILLER COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 26, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas H. Patton, Young, Patton & Folsom, Richard N. Dodson, Texarkana, Ark., for plaintiffs-appellants, cross-appellees.

G. William Lavender, Lavender, Rochelle, Barnette, Franks & Arnold, Texarkana, Ark., for Miller County.

Before WISDOM, DAVIS, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the question whether Miller County, Arkansas, sharing the city of Texarkana with Bowie County, Texas, is immune from suit in Texas by Texas citizens alleging injuries as a result of Miller County's negligence. Relying on the Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact enacted by Texas and Arkansas,1 the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas found Miller County immune...

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