TURNER v. PURINA MILLS, INC.

No. 92-3588.

989 F.2d 1419 (1993)

Leon J. TURNER, d/b/a Lee's Creek Farm and Ranch, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PURINA MILLS, INC., and Dan Robichaux, Defendants, Purina Mills, Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig L. Caesar, R. O'Neal Chadwick, Jr., Danielle M. Callen, McGlinchey, Stafford, Cellini & Lang, New Orleans, LA, for defendant-appellant.

Rykert O. Toledano, Jr., Toledano & Toledano, Ernest N. Souhlas, Covington, LA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, WILLIAMS, and JONES, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Purina Mills, Inc. appeals a final judgement of the district court awarding G. Leon Turner damages and attorney fees for violation of the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, La. Rev.Stat.Ann. §§ 51:1401 et seq. (LUTPA). Finding insufficient evidence for submission of the case to the jury, we reverse and render judgment for Purina.

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As part of his business, Turner sells animal...

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