BLANCHARD v. COMMONWEALTH OIL COMPANY

No. 18927.

294 F.2d 834 (1961)

William Gregg BLANCHARD, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OIL COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

September 1, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. W. Beuhler, San Antonio, Tex., Charles Hancock, William B. Dazey, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Thad Grundy, Houston, Tex., Thomas H. Anderson, Hutcheson, Taliaferro & Hutcheson, Houston, Tex., Anderson & Nadeau, Miami, Fla., for appellee, Commonwealth Oil Co.

Before HUTCHESON, RIVES and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


RIVES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a decision granting the defendant's motion to dismiss on the ground that a former action in a Florida state court is res judicata. The merits of the appeal may not be reached, however, until several preliminary matters are ruled on.

I.

The appellee claims that the notice of appeal was not filed within thirty days from the entry of judgment as required by Rule 73(a) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S...

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