Legal Opinion

Frank Ross v. F. E. Stanley

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 13, 1965No. 21089PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TUTTLE, Chief Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court dismissing this shareholder’s derivative action which the trial court considered to have alleged two separate claims, one for damages and the other for unjust enrichment. The court dismissed the former claim on the ground that it was barred by the Florida three-year statute of -limitations1 and it dismissed the latter claim on the ground that it was prematurely in court. Whether or not this conceptual bisection of the complaint is too finical a refinement, it can avail the appellant nothing. Regardless of the number of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Original Ballet Russe, Ltd. v. Ballet Theatre, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
  2. Royal Indemnity Co. v. Knott, as TreasurerSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
  3. Brownell v. City of St. PetersburgCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
  4. R. O. Holton & Co. v. HullSupreme Court of Florida · 1939

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Fedder v. McClennenDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1996
  2. Frank Ross v. F. E. StanleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965

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