RUSSELL v. CUNNINGHAM

No. 14942.

233 F.2d 806 (1956)

William R. RUSSELL, Appellant, v. William CUNNINGHAM, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

May 21, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip R. Lawrence, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

E. R. Crain, Agana, Guam; Thomas M. Jenkins, San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before DENMAN, Chief Judge, and POPE and CHAMBERS, Circuit Judges.


DENMAN, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of a motion for either a continuance or a dismissal without prejudice1 and the entry of a dismissal with prejudice for failure to prosecute2 by the District Court of Guam. Appellant contends that this action constituted a "gross abuse of discretion" warranting reversal,3 that the rule...

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