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AL BARNETT & SON, INC. v. OUTBOARD MARINE CORP.

No. 78-2443.

611 F.2d 32 (1979)

AL BARNETT & SON, INC., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Marine Wholesale, Inc., Tri State Marine, Inc., Shane's Marine & Hardware Corporation, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Gochenaur Marine Co., Paxton Company, Seth Smith Boat Works, Inc., Inland Marine Supply Co., Diversified Products Co., William H. Whiting Company, General Marine Supply, Inc., Marine Hardware & Supply, Inc., Jacksonville Marine Supply, Inc., Kellogg Marine, Inc., Roberts Hardware Co., Inc., Keller Marine Service, Inc., Ray Marine Distributing Co., Marine Equipment & Supply Co., Howard H. Baker & Co., Inc., Paul's Boat Supply, Inc., Vita Plate Distributors, F. Dougherty & Associates, Inc., Marine Hardware Co., Inc., Oj. Marine Supply, Inc., Marine Engine Gasket & Parts, Central Marine Supply, Inc., Beacon Supply Co., Inc., Hardware & Marine Co. of Ala., Inc., Norfolk Marine Distributing Co., Inc., Ocean Propeller Co., Inc., South Marine Supply, Inc. v. OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION, Robert Hardware Co., Inc., Wilson Transport Supply, Inc., Marine Hardware Co., Inc., Marine Engine Gasket & Parts Co., and Norfolk Marine Distributing Co., Inc., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 14, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Masterson (argued), John M. Phelan, Joseph H. Huston, Jr., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, John T. Synnestvedt, Synnestvedt & Lechner, Philadelphia, Pa., Arthur G. Connolly, Jr., Connolly, Bove & Lodge, Wilmington, Del., for appellants.

David J. Armstrong (argued), M. Richard Dunlap, George E. McGrann, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Pittsburgh, Pa., William O. LaMotte, III, William H. Sudell, Jr., John F. Johnston, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Del., for appellees.

Before ALDISERT and HUNTER, Circuit Judges, and MEANOR, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, five wholesale distributors of marine products, appeal from an order of the district court dismissing their claims for relief with prejudice under Rule 37(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure1 for failing to comply with discovery requests. Appellants contend that application of Rule 37's harshest penalty was an abuse of discretion. They also contend that...

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