Legal Opinion
John R. Myers v. Gulf Oil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1984No. 82-2541PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
We deal today not with substance but with form. On appeal is a two-sentence order dismissing an employee’s claim for sickness and accident benefits assertedly due him from his employer. Because the enigmatic form of this decision by the District Court prevents us from discerning— and thus reaching — its underlying substance, we vacate the order and remand for an explanation of the dismissal. Nevertheless, the case teaches a lesson: succinctness, no less than beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.
John Myers is a first class boilermaker at the Port Arthur, Texas…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Carter v. StantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hattie Brazier v. W. B. CherryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Willie E. BOAZMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ECONOMICS LABORATORY, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Church of Scientology of California v. Gabriel CazaresCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by31 opinions
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