Legal Opinion
Albert Schultz v. Frank R. Cally and Amos Purcell, and Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 30, 1975No. 74-1884, 74-1885PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
This case serves as a graphic illustration of the ways in which an essentially simple lawsuit, can become unnecessarily complicated when the parties fail to delineate their factual and legal approaches at an appropriate stage of the proceedings. The disposition of this appeal that we now make further demonstrates that the time and efforts of neither the court nor the parties have been wisely utilized.
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Plaintiff Schultz sued defendants Cally and Purcell, alleging that he “was fraudulently induced to invest the sum of $25,000 by the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug StoresSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Strawbridge v. CurtissSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
- Joy v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- William P. Tavoulareas v. George D. ComnasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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