Legal Opinion

John C. Keegel v. Key West & Caribbean Trading Company, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 2, 1980No. 79-1616PublishedCited by 298 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARKEY, Chief Judge:

Defendants Key West & Caribbean Trading Company (Key West) and its president, Boyd Morrow, appeal from a default judgment in favor of plaintiff John Keegel, et al. (Keegel). We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Keegel filed a complaint against Key West and Morrow on August 31, 1978 seeking rescission, restitution, compensatory damages, and interest, for alleged fraud, breach of contract, and violations of state and federal securities laws. After two attempts at service had failed, a court-appointed special process server succeeded in personally serving Key West and Morrow on…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Tozer v. Charles A. Krause Milling Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
  3. H. F. Livermore Corporation v. Aktiengesellschaft Gebruder LoepfeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  4. Eli L. Medunic and Dolores M. Medunic v. Louis W. LedererCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  5. Erick Rios Bridoux v. Eastern Air Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954

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3Cited by298 opinions

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  3. David Nathaniel Jackson v. Malcolm Beech David Nathaniel Jackson v. Malcolm BeechCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  4. John F. Meehan and Robert W. Fink A/K/A Meehan & Fink v. John Snow and Judy SnowCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
  5. United Coin Meter Company, Inc., a Michigan Corporation v. Seaboard Coastline Railroad, a Virginia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983

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