Legal Opinion
Balfour Beatty Bahamas, Ltd. v. Bush
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 1999No. 98-4195PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises a question of first impression: Is an action brought in a Florida federal district court, to enforce a district court judgment entered earlier in the same court, governed by the five-year limitations period of Fla. Stat. Ann. § 95.11(2)(a) (West Supp.1999), or the twenty-year limitations period of Fla. Stat. Ann. § 95.11(1) (West Supp.1999)? The district court below found the twenty-year limitations period controlled, and therefore denied a motion by defendant-appellant, Fred Bush (“Bush”), for a Protective Order. The motion was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- In Re Freddie Maxton Bush, Debtor. Freddie Maxton Bush v. Balfour Beatty Bahamas, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- Sharer v. Hotel Corporation of AmericaSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
- Adams v. CulverSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- Beck v. PrupisCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- United States v. Sterling Consulting Corp. (In Re Indian Motocycle Co.)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2001
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- Sterling Factors, Inc. v. Whelan (In Re Whelan)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1999
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