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Richards v. Smith

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Apr 11, 1960
276 F.2d 652 (5th Cir. 1960)

Opinion

No. 18081.

April 11, 1960.

Larry E. Pedrick, Waycross, Ga., Marshall Ewing, Douglas, Ga., J. Mack Barnes, Waycross, Ga., George H. Gentithes, Warren, Ohio, Bennett, Pedrick Bennett, Waycross, Ga., of counsel, for appellants.

Hoyt H. Whelchel, Moultrie, Ga., L.J. Bennet, Brunswick, Ga., Bennet, Gilbert, Gilbert Whittle, Brunswick, Ga., Whelchel Whelchel, Moultrie, Ga., of counsel, for appellees.

Before CAMERON, JONES and BROWN, Circuit Judges.


In three civil actions brought for injuries to or death of the plaintiffs or those they represent, consolidated for trial, the court below rendered summary judgment in favor of some of the defendants, but left the actions pending as to others. This appeal is from that order.

Being of the opinion that, under 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1291 and 1292 and the decisions of this Court in Meadows v. The Greyhound Corp., 1956, 235 F.2d 233, King v. The California Co., 1955, 224 F.2d 193 (opinion on rehearing, 1956, 236 F.2d 413), and New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. B.L. Jones Co., 1958, 254 F.2d 917, the judgment appealed from is not a final judgment from which appeal may be prosecuted, the appeal is dismissed sua sponte.

Appeal dismissed.


Summaries of

Richards v. Smith

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Apr 11, 1960
276 F.2d 652 (5th Cir. 1960)
Case details for

Richards v. Smith

Case Details

Full title:Arthur J. RICHARDS, J.M. Foskey, Lester Manley, Annette C. Fawcett and…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Apr 11, 1960

Citations

276 F.2d 652 (5th Cir. 1960)

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