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· 2/7/1957

Robert J. Gill v. Julius Stolow and Harry Stolow, Copartners, Doing Business Under the Firm Name and Style of J. & H. Stolow

Citations

  • 240 F.2d 669
  • 1957 U.S. App. LEXIS 3396

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • overturning dismissal under Rule 37(d): “general principles cannot justify denial of a party’s fair day in court except upon a serious showing of willful default”
  • overturning dismissal under Rule 37(d): \general principles cannot justify denial of a party's fair day in court except upon a serious showing of willful default\
  • dismissal under old Rule 37(d) overturned because there was no consistent course of obstruction and deponent submitted post-default documentation of his ill health
  • “[G]eneral principles cannot justify denial of a party's fair day in court except upon a serious showing of willful default.”
  • \general principles cannot justify denial of a party's fair day in court except upon a serious showing of willful default\
  • “[I]t is no doubt within my discretion to order a jury trial on this issue . . .”

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Judges: Clark, Medina, Waterman

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