Legal Opinion
Christine M. Grunewald, Individually and as of the Will of Henry W. Grunewald, Deceased v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, a Missouri Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1964No. 17518PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.
The district court dismissed this diversity action with prejudice for failure to prosecute. The question before us is whether that dismissal constituted an abuse of the court’s discretion.
The plaintiff-appellant, acting individually and as executrix of the will of Henry W. Grünewald, her deceased husband, joined with the sole legatee and the executors of the will of Owen Brewster, deceased, a former United States Senator from the State of Maine, in a complaint, filed February 23, 1962, seeking a determination of their rights in 536 pre-re- organization general mortgage…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Rhodes v. HoustonDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1962
- Blair v. Chicago & Alton RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Herbert F. Lessmann and Mildred Lessmann v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Herbert F. Lessmann v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Bowles v. GoebelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by54 opinions
- M. D. Rutledge v. Electric Hose & Rubber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Washington v. Sherwin Real Estate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Schooley v. KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Cates v. EddyWyoming Supreme Court · 1983
- Barbara BRAXTON, Appellant, v. BI-STATE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY and Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 788, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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