The Fifth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a prisoner’s civil-rights complaint as frivolous after a magistrate held an evidentiary hearing to clarify the factual basis of its conclusory allegations.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1985
Published opinions from 1985. The case name opens the case page.
1985 opinions
5th Cir.Moises Galindo, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Precision American Corp., Defendants, Georgia Pacific Corporation…
March 11, 1985754 F.2d 1212
The Fifth Circuit vacated summary judgment for Georgia-Pacific because the record did not establish that it was merely an occasional seller of used sawmill equipment. Under Texas strict-liability law, whether a seller is engaged in the business of selling depends on the totality of its sales activities and the…