Legal Opinion
Turner v. Evers
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 2, 1984No. 83-1212PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal compels us to examine yet again the scope of the Supreme Court’s recent holding in Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co., 459 U.S. 56, 103 S.Ct. 400, 74 L.Ed.2d 225 (1983), a case which, judged by the amount of time it has required federal appellate tribunals to divert to procedural minutiae, is one of the more significant decisions of the last several years.1 Specifically, the question before the court is whether an appeal validly confers jurisdiction upon an appellate court if it is filed while the appellant has pending before the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Richerson v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- The First Jersey National Bank, in No. 82-5620, in No. 82-5662 v. Dome Petroleum Limited and Dome Energy Limited, in No. 82-5620, in No. 82-5662Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- William Kelly v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- American Security Bank, N. A. v. John Y. Harrison Realty, Inc., and Walter T. CharltonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
3Cited by37 opinions
- Aloe Coal Company and Commercial Union Insurance Company v. Clark Equipment Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Meral Smith v. Melvin H. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Weiss v. York HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Shields, Arnett L. v. Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Bethlehem Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Thomas F. BANE, Appellant v. NETLINK, INC.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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