HILL v. W. BRUNS & CO.

No. 786, Docket 73-1382.

498 F.2d 565 (1974)

Charles HILL, Appellant, v. W. BRUNS & CO., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester E. Fetell, Brooklyn, N.Y. (William F. Cioffi, Brooklyn, N.Y., Sergi & Fetell, Brooklyn, N.Y., of counsel), for appellant.

William M. Kimball, New York City (Burlingham, Underwood & Lord, New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before HAYS and OAKES, Circuit Judges, and CHRISTENSEN, District Judge.


OAKES, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant's appeal is from the grant of a motion for summary judgment by Judge Neaher on the ground of laches. In granting the summary judgment, the judge treated the action as having been commenced, as technically it was, on March 20, 1972. In doing so, however, he did not take into account a previous action brought on this same cause against this same defendant-appellee on May 15, 1970. In that earlier action a motion to dismiss on...

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