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STANDARD FRUIT AND STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. HAMPTON

No. 15958.

233 F.2d 782 (1956)

STANDARD FRUIT and STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Appellant, v. Jefferson D. HAMPTON, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

June 5, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Leake, Jr., Ralph L. Kaskell, Jr., Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., Eberhard P. Deutsch, Augusto P. Miceli, René H. Himel, Jr., New Orleans, La., of counsel, for appellant.

S. Paul Weiss, Jr., New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, CAMERON and JONES, Circuit Judges.

CAMERON, Circuit Judge.

We have concluded that the Court below, sitting without a jury, committed reversible error in refusing to defer its decision and judgment to enable appellant to take the deposition of a material witness. The facts will be stated, therefore, only insofar as they reflect upon that phase of the case.

Hampton filed suit against Standard Fruit and Steamship Company1 for $9,333.34 together with interest and attorneys...

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