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Alabama ex rel. Porter v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jan 31, 1973
472 F.2d 1049 (5th Cir. 1973)

Opinion

No. 72-2654. Summary Calendar.

Rule 18, 5th Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5th Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

January 31, 1973.

Marvin Cherner, Frank M. Young, III, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Drayton T. Scott, Drayton Nabers, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., for defendant-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama; Seybourn H. Lynn, Judge.

Before THORNBERRY, GOLDBERG and RONEY, Circuit Judges.



This case involves the problem of what is and what is not the practice of law under Title 46, Section 42, Code of Alabama, 1940. We affirm on the basis of the District Court's opinion. State of Alabama on the relation of Irvine C. Porter v. Dun Bradstreet, Inc., 352 F. Supp. 1226 (N.D.Ala. 1972).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Alabama ex rel. Porter v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jan 31, 1973
472 F.2d 1049 (5th Cir. 1973)
Case details for

Alabama ex rel. Porter v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF ALABAMA ON THE RELATION OF IRVINE C. PORTER, CHAIRMAN OF THE…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jan 31, 1973

Citations

472 F.2d 1049 (5th Cir. 1973)

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