Legal Opinion
Rayford J. Wright and National Surety Corporation, Intervenor v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1957No. 16066PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
The question involved on this appeal is whether the District Court committed error in dismissing the action for want of prosecution. For a clear understanding of the problem at hand, it would appear in order that we set forth in brief the events leading up to the judgment of dismissal.
This action was brought in the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana solely on the grounds of diversity of citizenship. Rayford J. Wright, on March 25, 1948, instituted it there when he filed suit under the Louisiana Direct Action Statute, LSA— R.S. 22:655, against the New…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Charbonnet v. State Realty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
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3Cited by4 opinions
- W. C. Nabors, D/B/A W. C. Nabors Company v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Company v. Rayford J. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Bernetta Hilbun v. David J. GoldbergCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Andry v. Maryland Casualty Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1965