                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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                             No. 97-30813
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          THOMAS R DOUGLAS, JR, doing business as, Douglas Farms;
          ET AL
                              Plaintiffs

          v.

          MAXWELL COTTON COMPANY; ET AL
                              Defendants

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          H A BOUGHTON, Trustee
                              Plaintiff-Appellant

          v.

          WILLIAM G DOWDEN; ET AL
                              Defendants
          MAXWELL COTTON COMPANY; HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY
                              Defendants-Appellees


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           Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Western District of Louisiana
                             (95-CV-172)
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                            June 3, 1998
Before KING and DAVIS, Circuit Judges, and VANCE*,
     District Judge.

PER CURIAM:**

     *
      District Judge of the Eastern District of Louisiana,
sitting by designation.
     **
      Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
     For the reasons set forth in the district court’s July 15,

1997 ruling, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.




under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.


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