Legal Opinion

Robert P. Stokes v. Peyton's Inc., and Travco Plastics Company, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 13, 1975No. 74-3290PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge.

One of the two appellees, Peyton’s Inc., has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground notice of appeal was not timely filed.

This is the sequence of events:

July 18 [1974]: judgment entered in favor of appellees.

July 29: appellant filed motion for new trial.

August 13: with motion for new trial pending, appellant filed notice of appeal.

September 17: motion for new trial denied.

September 24: appellant paid his filing fee to this court.

December 9: appellant’s brief [printed] filed.

January 10: appellee Peyton filed its brief [printed] and motion to dismiss the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Donovan Edward Ruby v. Secretary of the United States NavyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
  4. Daniel J. Donovan v. Esso Shipping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
  5. Eason v. DicksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Carr v. BrownDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Coy E. Kirtland v. J. Ray McDermott & Co., Columbia Gulf Transmission CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. Ex Parte AndrewsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  5. Shayne Degraw Martin v. R. E. Campbell, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982

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