Legal Opinion
James Turner and Linda Chase v. Julio C. Salvatierra
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1978No. 78-1710PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant Julio C. Salvatierra seeks to vacate a final default judgment of $8,458.53 entered in favor of plaintiffs James Turner and Linda Chase. Since plaintiffs did not meet the notice requirements of Fed.R. Civ.P. 55(b)(2) when applying to the court for the default judgment, we vacate the judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.
Plaintiffs Turner and Chase were hired by a boat delivery service to transport a yacht owned by defendant Salvatierra from Pompano Beach, Florida to Venezuela, defendant’s native land. The yacht sank en route, and plaintiffs brought suit against…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Charlton L. Davis & Company, P. C. v. Fedder Data Center, Inc., Financial Computer CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Teresa Baez, Individually and as Next Friend of Francisco Baez, Jr . v. S. S. Kresge CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc. v. Wesley J. Moffatt, D/B/A Wesco & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Press v. Forest Laboratories, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
3Cited by29 opinions
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- In Re EmmerlingBankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Second Circuit · 1997
- Gage v. Boeing CompanyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1989
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