Legal Opinion
Al Barnett & Son, Inc. v. Outboard Marine Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 14, 1979No. 78-2443PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, five wholesale distributors of marine products, appeal from an order of the district court dismissing their claims for relief with prejudice under Rule 37(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure1 for failing to comply with discovery requests. Appellants contend that application of Rule 37’s harshest penalty was an abuse of discretion. They also contend that it was based, at least in part, on their failure to answer interrogatories which was precipitated by an allegedly erroneous ruling under Rule 33(c) of the Federal Rules of…
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