Legal Opinion

E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc. v. Wesley J. Moffatt, D/B/A Wesco & Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 30, 1972No. 72-1018PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Per curiam

E. F. Hutton & Company, Inc. sued Moffatt for stock conversion eventuating from an alleged mismailing of stock. By order of April 26, 1971, the district court allowed Moffatt’s counsel to withdraw. On August 26, the court scheduled the pre-trial conference for October 28, 1971. On October 21, Moffatt’s new counsel entered his appearance, moved to postpone the pre-trial conference, and for an extension of time for discovery. Counsel filed no pre-trial stipulation nor did he appear at the pre-trial conference. When he did not appear, the district court entered a final default judgment against…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Albert Flaksa v. Little River Marine Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  2. Linda Roberta POND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRANIFF AIRWAYS, INCORPORATED, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972

3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Sun Bank of Ocala v. Pelican Homestead and Savings Association, and Third Party v. American First Mortgage Funding Corp., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  2. Mrs. Althea ANTHONY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARION COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. Herman GONZALEZ, Etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. Bennie M. Callip v. Harris County Child Welfare Department, George FordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  5. Charlton L. Davis & Company, P. C. v. Fedder Data Center, Inc., Financial Computer CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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