UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
For the Fifth Circuit
No. 97-40694
KENNETH MICHAEL HULSEY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
VERSUS
AMERICAN BRANDS INCORPORATED; ET AL
Defendants,
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP., Individually
and as Successor by Merger to the American Tobacco Company;
LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY; PHILLIP MORRIS INCORPORATED;
R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
For the Southern District of Texas
(C-97-CV-2)
March 2, 1998
Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, DUHE, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:1
Having thoroughly reviewed the record, and the briefs of
counsel, and having had the benefit of spirited argument by counsel
for all parties, we are unable to discern any error committed by
the district court. Accordingly, the judgment of the district
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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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
court is
AFFIRMED.
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