1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 472 F.2d
  5. 472 F.2d 124 (1973)
 

GRACI v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-1286.

472 F.2d 124 (1973)

Benjamin T. GRACI, Jr., etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF the PORT OF NEW ORLEANS, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 9, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elmer R. Tapper, Chalmette, La., Evangeline M. Vavrick, New Orleans, La., for Galjour, Tapper and Appel.

Gibson Tucker, Jr., Charles A. O'Niell, Jr., Jerald N. Andry, G. Gilbert V. Andry, III, New Orleans, La., for Graci.

Charles G. Jacques, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Reid.

Benjamin J. Birdsall, Jr., James F. Mulla, Jr., Joseph J. Laura, Jr., Ignatz G. Kiefer, New Orleans, La., for Ciaccio.

Gerald J. Gallinghouse, U. S. Atty., Mary W. Cazales, James D. Carriere, Asst. U. S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for United States.

Charles M. Lanier, Sumter D. Marks, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.

Before RIVES, THORNBERRY and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Graci appeals from the district court's denial of his motion that his suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act be declared a class action. We dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction because we find the order denying the class action is not a final order under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1291 and is not otherwise appealable.

Swollen by the rains of Hurricane Betsy and the accompanying tidal surge from the Gulf of Mexico...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases