                       UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                            FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


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                                No. 96-31218
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                          EUREKA HOMESTEAD SOCIETY

                                                     Plaintiff-Appellant,

                                   versus

             HOWARD, WEIL, LABOUISSE, FREDERICHS, INC.;
                        BARTON N. McLAUGHLIN


                                                    Defendants-Appellees.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Eastern District of Louisiana
                            New Orleans
                           (94-CV-452-D)
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                         November 14, 1997
Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges:

PER CURIAM:*

     Among     other    things,   the    evidence   supports   the   jury’s

ratification findings.       AFFIRMED.    See Local Rule 47.6.




     *
          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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
