Beaird-Poulan, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Department of Highways, State of Louisiana, Cross-Appellant, Neil Edward Goldschmidt, Secretary of Transportation, Beaird-Poulan, Inc. v. Department of Highways, State of Louisiana

616 F.2d 255 BEAIRD-POULAN, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee, v. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant, Neil Edward Goldschmidt, Secretary of Transportation, Defendant-Appellee. BEAIRD-POULAN, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 78-1242, 78-2904. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. April 30, 1980. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana; Ben C. Dawkins, Judge. — 1 — Thomas J. Wyatt, Shreveport, La., for Beaird-Poulan, Inc. — 2 — Maryann Walsh, Edward J. Shawaker, Atty., James W. Moorman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Peter M. Shane, Lands Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for B. Adams. — 3 — William W. Irwin, Jr., Baton Rouge, La., for Dept. of Highways, State of La. — 4 — Preston Pulliam, Atty., Legal Div., Dept. of Transp., State of Okl., Oklahoma City, Okl., for State of Oklahoma, etc., amicus curiae. — 5 — Before COLEMAN, Chief Judge, REAVLEY and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: — 6 — We affirm on the basis of the district court's opinion, 441 F.Supp. 866, which is adopted as the opinion of this Court.