Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Foster v. Jesup

782 F.2d 901

Type
Opinion
Court
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1986-02-04
Topic
general

PER CURIAM: In light of the answers to certified questions by the Supreme Court of Alabama, *902482 So.2d 1201 (Ala.1986), the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. With respect to Foster’s claim that the district court erred in its award of attorney’s fees, we conclude that there is no error. Foster is entitled to attorney’s fees on this appeal, the amount to be determined by the district court. Costs on appeal shall be borne by Jesup and Lamont.

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FOSTER v. JESUP AND LAMONT SECURITIES CO.,782 F.2d 901(11th Cir. 1986)
J. DON FOSTER, AN INDIVIDUAL, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, CROSS-APPELLANT, v. JESUP
AND LAMONT SECURITIES CO., INC., A CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT,
CROSS-APPELLEE.
J. DON FOSTER, AN INDIVIDUAL, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, CROSS-APPELLEE, v. TEXAS
PARTNERS '80 LTD., A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, MINNICK RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,
INC., A CORPORATION, F. WENDELL MINNICK, AN INDIVIDUAL, JESUP AND LAMONT
SECURITIES CO., INC., A CORPORATION, AND PYRON EXPLORATION AND DRILLING
CORP., A CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES, CROSS-APPELLANTS.
Nos. 83-7573, 84-7255.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
February 4, 1986.
W. Ramsey McKinney, Jr., Mobile, Ala., for J. Don Foster.

William H. Hardie, Jr., Richard Petermann, Mobile, Ala., John L. Taylor, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., for Texas Partners '80 Ltd., et al.

John L. Schaub, John L. Taylor, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., William H. Hardie, Jr., Mobile, Ala., for Jesup Lamont.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama; Virgil Pittman, Judge.
Before KRAVITCH and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and ATKINSfn*, Senior District Judge.
PER CURIAM:
[1] In light of the answers to certified questions by the Supreme Court of Alabama,Page 902482 So.2d 1201(Ala. 1986), the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. With respect to Foster's claim that the district court erred in its award of attorney's fees, we conclude that there is no error. Foster is entitled to attorney's fees on this appeal, the amount to be determined by the district court. Costs on appeal shall be borne by Jesup and Lamont.
  1. Hon. C. Clyde Atkins, Senior U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, sitting by designation. ↩