Legal Opinion

Clyde O. Williams v. National Surety Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 30, 1958No. 16925_1PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.

With all of its 1700 pages of typewritten evidence, 170 more of tran script, endless brief of 533 pages, replies, rejoinders, surrejoinders and replications, this case when it finally boils down has small compass for us. That is so because of the inherent nature of the several responsibilities of trial court, of jury and appellate court in the final winding-up of a complex case. A hard thing for any loser to accept is that we do not sit to review the facts nor, as the briefs with their lengthy treatment of it unwittingly asks us to do, are we to sift and weigh,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. George W. Whiteman v. Elsoyd PitrieCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
  2. Maryland Casualty Co. v. ReidCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
  3. Edgar W. Stokes v. Continental Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  4. De Fonce Construction Company, Inc. v. City Of MiamiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  5. Williams v. National Surety Corp.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 1957

3Cited by34 opinions

  1. W. F. Chaney v. City of Galveston, Earl J. Smith & Co., Inc. v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  2. June T. Inc. v. Arnold Ray KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  3. Cornelia O'COnnOr Grey, James Charles Grey and Michael Carter Grey v. First National Bank in DallasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1968
  4. W. Kelly Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  5. Frank Pruett v. Robert Ellington MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960

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