Legal Opinion
L. P. Steuart, Inc. v. Joseph H. Matthews
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 9, 1964No. 17504PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellee Matthews was injured on February 7, 1957, by a car driven by an employee of appellant L. P. Steuart, Inc. On February 5, 1960, two days before the statute of limitations would have barred his claim, Matthews filed suit. On October 19, 1960, the complaint was dismissed without prejudice, after notice to his then counsel, for failure to prosecute. Two years later, on October 22, 1962, the plaintiff by new counsel moved to reinstate the suit. The District Court granted the motion and the defendant appeals.
In support of appellee’s motion to reinstate, his…
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