Alan Woods and Cara Woods, Plaintiffs-appellees, v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, et al., Defendants-appellants, 818 F.2d 753 (11th Cir. 1987)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - 818 F.2d 753 (11th Cir. 1987) June 5, 1987

L. Vastine Stabler, Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal, Kenneth D. Davis, Birmingham, Ala., for defendants-appellants.

Carlton T. Wynn, Mac Parsons, Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, William J. Wynn, Francis H. Hare, Jr., Alva C. Caine, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama; U.W. CLEMON, Judge.

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Before VANCE and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Prior report: 768 F.2d 1287.

PER CURIAM:


Pursuant to the mandate of the Supreme Court of the United States, --- U.S. ----, 107 S. Ct. 967, 94 L. Ed. 2d 1, this court's order, filed September 19, 1985 granting appellee's motion for a ten percent penalty assessment pursuant to Alabama statute is VACATED. The opinion and judgment of this court affirming the judgment of the district court is REINSTATED.

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