Case Name: NICHOLS CHAROLAIS RANCH, INC., Perry Nichols, Inez Nichols and Perry Nichols, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Gerald C. BARTON, Defendant-Appellant; Gerald C. BARTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NICHOLS CHAROLAIS RANCH, INC., Perry Nichols, Inez Nichols and Perry Nichols, Jr., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1979-01-10
Citations: 587 F.2d 809
Docket Number: No. 76-1788
Parties: NICHOLS CHAROLAIS RANCH, INC., Perry Nichols, Inez Nichols and Perry Nichols, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Gerald C. BARTON, Defendant-Appellant. Gerald C. BARTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NICHOLS CHAROLAIS RANCH, INC., Perry Nichols, Inez Nichols and Perry Nichols, Jr., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 587
Pages: 809–809

Head Matter:
NICHOLS CHAROLAIS RANCH, INC., Perry Nichols, Inez Nichols and Perry Nichols, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Gerald C. BARTON, Defendant-Appellant. Gerald C. BARTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NICHOLS CHAROLAIS RANCH, INC., Perry Nichols, Inez Nichols and Perry Nichols, Jr., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 76-1788.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Jan. 10, 1979.
Robert W. Smith, Orlando, Fla., for defendant-appellant.
Fletcher Brown, Arcadia, Fla., Perry Nichols, Arcadia, Fla., for plaintiffs-appel-lees.
Before JONES, RONEY and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
These cases, consolidated in the district court, arise from nearly identical fact situations and are controlled by the same principles of law. The facts and the governing legal rules are well stated in the opinion of the district court. Nichols Charolais Ranch, Inc. v. Barton, 460 F.Supp. 228. The decision of the district court is correct and its judgment is
AFFIRMED.