TRANSIT CASUALTY COMPANY v. SECURITY TRUST COMPANY

Nos. 29145, 29146.

441 F.2d 788 (1971)

TRANSIT CASUALTY COMPANY, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SECURITY TRUST COMPANY, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 1, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George P. Bowie, John D. Schneider, St. Louis, Mo., Blackwell, Walker & Gray, Samuel J. Powers, Jr., and James E. Tribble, Miami, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

James A. Dixon, Reginald L. Williams, Dixon, Bradford, Williams, McKay & Kimbrell, P.A., and Sam Daniels, Miami, Fla., for appellee Security Trust Co.

John M. Allison, MacFarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly, Tampa, Fla., for Broward Williams and W. E. Rountree.

Before BELL, DYER and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court denying motions of plaintiffs for relief under Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Finding no error in the District Court's holding that the motions were not timely filed, we affirm.

Although the point for review is narrow, some eulogy may be appropriate, inasmuch as our decision will apparently deal a fatal blow to a cause which set forth over four years ago to recover...

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