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Cox & Carpenter, Inc. v. Little

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Oct 27, 1931
53 F.2d 84 (5th Cir. 1931)

Opinion

No. 6385.

October 27, 1931.

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi; William I. Grubb and Edwin R. Holmes, Judges.

Action between Paul Little and Cox Carpenter, Inc., and the United States Fidelity Guaranty Company. From the judgment rendered, the latter separately appeal. On motion to dismiss appeals.

Appeals dismissed.

Hollis C. Rawls, of Columbia, Miss., for appellants.

S.C. Mize and R.W. Thompson, Jr., both of Gulfport, Miss., for appellee.

Before BRYAN, FOSTER, and SIBLEY, Circuit Judges.


It appearing that the separate appeals in this case were taken in open court on April 3 and April 22, 1931, respectively, and that appeal bonds required on said appeals were not presented and approved until July 24, 1931, more than three months after final judgment in the case, this court is without jurisdiction of the appeals, and they are accordingly dismissed. Jackson v. Norris (C.C.A.) 37 F.2d 511; Vaughan v. American Insurance Co. (C.C.A.) 15 F.2d 526.


Summaries of

Cox & Carpenter, Inc. v. Little

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Oct 27, 1931
53 F.2d 84 (5th Cir. 1931)
Case details for

Cox & Carpenter, Inc. v. Little

Case Details

Full title:COX CARPENTER, Inc., et al. v. LITTLE

Court:Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Oct 27, 1931

Citations

53 F.2d 84 (5th Cir. 1931)

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