Legal Opinion

Emcasco Insurance Company v. Louis Sambrick

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 27, 1987No. 87-1145PublishedCited by 385 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the district court’s order denying defendant’s motion to set aside a default judgment constituted an abuse of discretion. Because the procedure followed in the district court failed to accord with that established by this court, we conclude that the order appealed from must be reversed.

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Appellant Louis Sambrick, who was the defendant in the district court, was sued in separate actions in September, 1986 in Pennsylvania state court by Donna Joann Selvoski and Timothy F. Duggan. Selvoski and Duggan both…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Lefteri Poulis and Athena Poulis, His Wife v. State Farm Fire and Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  2. National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. United States v. $55,518.05 in U.S. Currency. Appeal of Gary GoldenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  4. Aida Feliciano v. Reliant Tooling Company, Ltd. And Union Special Corporation, Sun Alliance and London Insurance, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  5. Louis H. GROSS, Lillian C. Gross and Marvin Kowit, Co-Partners, Trading as Gross & Kowit v. STEREO COMPONENT SYSTEMS, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by385 opinions

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  4. Anthony Hildebrand v. County of AlleghenyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
  5. Hoxworth v. Blinder, Robinson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992

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