APPLEWHITE v. REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC.

No. 94-60545.

67 F.3d 571 (1995)

Dessie Lee APPLEWHITE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 31, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Gail Tart, Gulfport, MS and Emily Freeman, Lithonia, GA, for appellants.

Richard F. Yarborough, Jr., Aultman, Tyner, McNeese, Ruffin & Laird, Ltd., Columbia, MS, and Karen C. Lewis, Donna M. Borrello, Michael G. Crow and Joseph P. Gordon, Jr., Adams & Reese, New Orleans, LA, for appellees.

Before WISDOM, GARWOOD and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

The appellants seek review of the district court's refusal to certify a class action lawsuit and its dismissal of the appellants' complaint. We AFFIRM the district court's denial of class certification but VACATE the dismissal and REMAND for reconsideration of whether dismissal is appropriate in this case.

I.

Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., the defendant/appellee, operated a chemical manufacturing plant in Columbus, Mississippi...

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