Legal Opinion
Malcolm Veazey v. Young's Yacht Sale and Service, Inc., Volvo Penta and Morgan Yacht
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1981No. 80-3524PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Malcolm Veazey appeals the dismissal of his complaint for failure to prosecute. Fed. R.Civ.P. 41(b). The dismissal was with prejudice. Our review of this record reveals ample justification for dismissal, the harshest of all sanctions. Accordingly, we affirm.
On June 30, 1978, Malcolm Veazey, a Louisiana resident, invoked diversity jurisdiction and filed an action in redhibition (recission of contract of sale) involving a sailboat he had purchased over two years earlier. The named defendants were Young’s Yacht Sales and Service, Inc., the seller, Volvo Penta, manufacturer…
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