Legal Opinion
Dorsey v. Academy Moving & Storage, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1970No. 27869PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal turns on the question whether the district court properly exercised its judicial discretion in imposing sanctions (dismissal of the complaint with prejudice) under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b) (2) for failure of the plaintiff to comply with certain discovery orders of the court. We decide the question in favor of the plaintiff-appellant, Mrs. Jane Dorsey.
Mrs. Dorsey, widow of Tommy Dorsey, the well-known band leader, turned over her household goods and certain other property to Academy Moving and Storage Inc. for shipment from Miami Beach, Florida, to Palm Springs,…
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