# Father Nathaniel MacHesky v. Honorable William H. Bizzell, as Chancellor of the Chancery Court of Leflore County, Mississippi

> Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · July 18, 1969 · 414 F.2d 283

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9454758

## Case

- **Full name:** Father Nathaniel MACHESKY Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Honorable William H. BIZZELL, as Chancellor of the Chancery Court of Leflore County, Mississippi, Et Al., DefendantsAppellees
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- **Decided:** July 18, 1969
- **Citations:** 414 F.2d 283
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** On rehearing
- **Judges:** Bell, Thornberry, Choate
- **Cited by:** 68 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING AND PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC
PER CURIAM:
The Petition for Rehearing is DENIED and no member of this panel nor Judge in regular active service on the Court having requested that the Court be polled on rehearing en banc, (Rule 35 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; Local Fifth Circuit Rule 12) the Petition for Rehearing En Bane is DENIED.

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