Legal Opinion

Union Planters National Leasing, Inc. v. Roderick D. Woods

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 30, 1982No. 82-4004PublishedCited by 219 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Roderick D. Woods appeals the adverse grant of summary judgment in a suit by Union Planters National Leasing, Inc. for damages resulting from default of a written lease. Finding neither error in the use of the summary judgment vehicle nor abuse of discretion in the rulings by the district court, we affirm.

Facts

On March 23, 1978, Woods executed a lease agreement with Union Planters covering the rental of 10 soft-serve machines. He simultaneously signed an acceptance notice. The lease spanned 36 months and prescribed monthly payments of $1,841.73. The following August,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. John W. Dussouy, Jr. v. Gulf Coast Investment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. Wilma Virginia Ferguson v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. In Re Municipal Bond Reporting Antitrust Litigation. Munitrad Systems, Inc. v. Standard and Poor's CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  5. John H. Freeman, Jr., D/B/A Freeman Electric Gin Company v. Continental Gin CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by219 opinions

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  3. Tai Kwan Cureton v. National Collegiate Athletic AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  4. American Home Assurance Company v. Glenn Estess & Associates, Inc., D/B/A Sales Consultants of BirminghamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Virginia Woodfield, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Plaintiff-Third Party v. Charlie Bowman, Planet Insurance Co., Defendant-Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999

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