PARDEE v. STOCK

No. 82-2122.

712 F.2d 1290 (1983)

G. Winfield PARDEE, Appellant, v. Sheldon K. STOCK and Sea Glint, Ltd., a corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 3, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stiehl & Stiehl, Belleville, Ill., for appellant.

Stefan J. Glynias, Evans & Dixon, St. Louis, Mo., for appellees.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and WOODS, District Judge.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

G. Winfield Pardee appeals the district court's dismissal of his action following Pardee's failure to comply with a court order to attend a hearing. Because the dismissal of Pardee's suit constituted an abuse of discretion by the district court, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

On July 31, 1980, Pardee filed a diversity action against Sheldon Stock and Sea Glint, Ltd., in the Southern District of Illinois. The case was transferred...

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