               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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                           No. 96-20007

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     HARRY E BRADLEY, Estate

                               Plaintiff-Appellee

          v.

     ATLAS AIRCRAFT CORPORATION ET AL

                               Defendants

     HAROLD D HOLDER, SR; HAROLD D HOLDER, JR; FREDERICK W

          LLOYD

                              Defendants-Appellants
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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Southern District of Texas
                          (CA H 93 2708)
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                         February 6, 1997
Before KING, GARWOOD, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Defendants-appellants Harold D. Holder, Sr., Harold D.

Holder, Jr. and Frederick W. Lloyd appeal the judgment of the

district court awarding plaintiff-appellant Estate of Harry E.

Bradley the amount of $2,382,843.39, together with pre-judgment


     *
      Pursuant to Local Rule 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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 Local Rule 47.5.4.
interest, post-judgment interest and attorney’s fees.   We think

that the district court correctly captured the essence of the

transactions at issue here.

     The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.




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