1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 747 F.2d
  5. 747 F.2d 981 (1984)
 

CHAPMAN v. ORANGE RICE MILL. CO.

No. 83-2653.

747 F.2d 981 (1984)

William C. CHAPMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ORANGE RICE MILLING COMPANY, and Edward J. Stine, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 3, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLaughlin, Hutchison & Hunt, J.D. McLaughlin, Paris, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

A.J. Gray, III, David R. Frohn, Lake Charles, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before GEE, POLITZ, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

A lessor of a large tract of ranch land appeals from a take-nothing judgment following a bench trial in this Texas diversity action for breach of contract. While the district court found that the lessee had breached his lease by not clearing sufficient acreage, it held the contract claim barred by the applicable four-year statute of limitations. Persuaded of a different reading of the schedule for clearing under the lease, we...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases