Legal Opinion
Mr. Jesse Pinion, Mrs. Jesse Pinion, Maurice Daffron, Shirley Daffron v. Dow Chemical, U.S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 19, 1991No. 90-8508PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1524FAY, Circuit Judge:
This case presents a close jurisdictional question involving the potential application of the so-called “unique circumstances” doctrine, a judicially created exception to mandatory filing rules that sometimes justifies our exercise of jurisdiction over untimely appeals. Defendant-appellant Dow Chemical U.S.A. (“Dow”) appeals the district court’s denial of several post-trial motions challenging a final judgment entered in favor of plaintiffs-appellees Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Pinion (“the Pinions”). Dow’s post-trial motions, however, were not timely filed, and thus did not toll…
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