Legal Opinion
Edwin K. Atwood v. Humble Oil & Refining Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1957No. 15918PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order entered by the Court below of its pwn motion dismissing with prejudice appellants’ (plaintiffs’) complaint for their failure to bring it into compliance with Rule 8(a), Fed.Rules Civ.Proc. 28 U.S. C.A. In the course of hearing Humble’s (defendant, appellee) motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction over the person and the subject matter and for failure to join an indispensable party, together with its motion for a more definite statement under Rule 12(e), F.R.C.P., two pre-trial conferences were held. At the second the Court prepared,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- McCoy v. Providence Journal Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1951
- Edwards v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
- Sunbeam Corp. v. Payless Drug StoresDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1953
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3Cited by20 opinions
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