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FORET v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU LIFE INS. CO.

No. 89-3866.

918 F.2d 534 (1990)

Alcide FORET and Bobby J. Dantin, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing January 15, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph D. Hillman, Thibodaux, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Rutledge C. Clement, Jr., Amelia Williams Koch, Paul M. Newton, Jr., Harry A. Rosenberg, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, GEE, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Terminated salesmen for an insurance company brought separate but identical suits in Louisiana state court against their former employer for renewal commissions on policies they had sold during their term of employment. The insurance company removed the cases to federal district court, arguing that the salesmen had made a colorable claim for attorney's fees and that such fees, when added to the total damages requested by the salesmen, met...

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