JUSTICES Jeffrey S. Bivins, Chief Justice Cornelia A. Clark Sharon G. Lee Holly Kirby Roger A. Page ATTORNEYS Amicus Curiae: John Edward Quinn William Firman Merlin, Jr. Appellant/Plaintiff: David Malcolm McMullan, Jr. James Brandon McWherter Thomas Joseph Snodgrass Appellee/Defendant: Charles Covington Mclaurin Jeffrey G. Mason John Spaulding Hicks Todd Anders Noteboom Trial Court: U.S. District Court, Middle District Trial Judge: Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr. Argument Type: Oral Argument