Clayton E. Durham v. Florida East Coast Railway Company

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1967-10-31

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WISDOM, Circuit Judge: The plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing the complaint with prejudice. The effect of the dismissal was to visit the sins of the lawyer upon his client. In certain cases when a plaintiff has failed to prosecute his action or his attorney has failed to comply with the rules or orders of court, dismissal of…

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