LASHLEY v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

No. 75-2747.

518 F.2d 749 (1975)

Gaines LASHLEY and Gaines Lashley as next of friend for Ronald Gaines Lashley, a minor, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY and Richardson Ford Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 8, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Gerald Kunes, Tifton, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Glenn Whitley, Tifton, Ga., for Richardson Ford Co.

F. Thomas Young, Valdosta, Ga., for Ford Motor Co.

Before COLEMAN, AINSWORTH and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Under Rule 4(a), Fed.R.App.P., a notice of appeal from a judgment of a district court must be filed with the clerk of the district court within 30 days of the date of the entry of the judgment. Filing of a timely notice of appeal is jurisdictional — "unless an appeal is timely taken the reviewing court lacks jurisdiction to hear it." 9 Moore's Federal Practice ¶ 204.02[1], at 906 (1973) and cases cited. The question before us in this case on...

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