Legal Opinion
Martha Ann Brundage Rozier v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1978No. 76-2848 and 77-1929PublishedCited by 399 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The controlling issue raised by this appeal concerns the post-trial relief available to a party who has lost a civil suit after an adverse party failed to disclose relevant information called for by interrogatories and court order. For reasons not stated in its order, the district court denied plaintiffs motion for a new trial pursuant to Rule 60(b), Fed.R.Civ.P. timely filed when plaintiff’s counsel, after adverse jury verdict and final judgment, learned of the existence of the undisclosed material. Aware of our limited role in reviewing this discretionary function, we…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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- Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. v. Hartford-Empire Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by399 opinions
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- Arthur Wayne Carson, Cross-Appellee v. Officer Polley, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Anne Anderson v. Cryovac, Inc., Anne Anderson v. Beatrice Foods Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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