Legal Opinion
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company and Atlantic Land and Improvement Company v. Gulf Oil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1969No. 26623_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
General MacArthur remarked in his farewell address to Congress that, “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.” The appellants “champion the notion that old lawsuits never die; nor do they fade away.” 1 They urge us to reverse the summary judgment of the district court so that they may relitigate a cause of action that has been thoroughly litigated in the Florida courts. Being of the opinion that the doctrine of res judicata bars such relitigation, we affirm.
Gulf Oil Corporation (Gulf), the appellee, leased land for a pipeline and for a petroleum plant from the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Williamson v. Columbia Gas & Electric Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Caperci v. HuntoonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Fred Engelhardt, D/B/A Engelhardt's Camera Store v. Bell & Howell Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Norman Tobacco & Candy Company, Inc. v. Gillette Safety Razor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Agnes E. NILSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the CITY OF MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Kaspar Wire Works, Inc. v. Leco Engineering and MacHine Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Woods Exploration & Producing Company, Inc. v. Aluminum Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- 10 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1386, 10 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,320 Jessie Stevenson, Etc. v. International Paper Company, Mobile, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Paula-Beth Lashley Maher, Administratrix of the Succession of Morris G. Maher v. The City of New OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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