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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-20543

THOMAS M. WELLS, as Trustee of the David F. Bolger Revocable Trust,

 Plaintiff–Appellee,

v.

J–M MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED,

 Doing Business as JM Eagle,

 Defendant–Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court 

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:14-CV-1548

Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

This dispute over a commercial lease was tried to a jury after full pleading and discovery. The lessee was found liable for breach of contract. It 

appeals, raising its objection to the jury charge regarding the question of wear 

and tear on the premises.

 

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not 

be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH 

CIR. R. 47.5.4.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

June 14, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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We have reviewed the briefs and applicable portions of the record and 

have heard the extensive arguments of counsel. Assuming arguendo that the 

jury-charge issue was properly preserved, the portion of the charge that is 

complained of, viewed in the context of the whole charge and the trial 

proceedings, was not error. The parties received a fair trial that judiciously 

resolved the dispute.

The judgment is AFFIRMED. 

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