Legal Opinion
Merlite Land, Sea & Sky, Inc. v. Palm Beach Investment Properties, Inc., Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1970No. 28565PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge.
In this Florida diversity case we must again send a case back for the normal process of development of the facts and the determination of the real merits of the case. 1 “This is but a dif ferent prelude to the common refrain and the high mortality rate to a dismissal under F.R.Civ.P. 12(b) for failure to state a claim”. Pred v. Board of Public Instruction of Dade County, Florida, 5 Cir., 1969, 415 F.2d 851, 852, n. 1. See also Barber v. M/V “Blue Cat”, 5 Cir., 1967, 372 F.2d 626, n. 1, 1967 A.M.C. 1926; Millet v. Godchaux Sugars, Inc., 5 Cir., 1957, 241 F.2d 264, n.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Patricia Lebouef Murphy, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Fontenot, Deceased, Etc. v. Houma Well Service, and Eva C. Fontenot, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- James Leo Huth v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Captain Tom Barber v. The Motor Vessel "Blue Cat", a 32' Catamaran, Her Engines, Apparel, Tackle and EquipmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Norman Millet v. Godchaux Sugars, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,714 Edwin J. Herpich v. Robert H. Wallace, Jack E. LoveCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- William E. Mann v. Adams Realty Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Claudine Hall v. Sylvia GarsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Cook & Nichol, Inc. v. The Plimsoll Club, Leo S. WeilCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- William E. Sewell v. The Grand Lodge of the International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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