Morley v. United States

Decision Date22 October 1953
Docket NumberNo. 11779.,11779.
Citation207 F.2d 654
PartiesMORLEY v. UNITED STATES.
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Sixth Circuit

Irwin A. Klar, Maurice D. Smilay, Detroit, Mich., for appellant.

Edward H. Hickey, Joseph Langbart, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before ALLEN, MARTIN and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal having been heard upon the record, briefs and argument of counsel for the respective parties;

And it appearing that a default judgment against the defendant-appellant was entered on February 11, 1952; that appellant's motion to set it aside, filed on February 19, 1952 was overruled on May 12, 1952; that appellant's motion for rehearing was filed on June 27, 1952 which was not within the time provided by Rule 59, Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A.; and that appellant's notice of appeal was not filed until August 5, 1952 which was not within the time provided by Rule 73(a), Rules of Civil Procedure; Marten v. Hess, 6 Cir., 176 F.2d 834;

It is ordered that the appeal be dismissed.

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    • U.S. Tax Court
    • November 5, 1996
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  • Terrasi v. South Atlantic Lines
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    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • October 31, 1955
    ...distinguishable as referring to motions either not timely made or otherwise not the equivalent of the one filed here. See Morley v. United States, 6 Cir., 207 F.2d 654, pointing out the lack of timeliness of the motion for rehearing The plaintiff's appeal is based on the contention that in ......
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    • February 3, 1964
    ...by filing a notice of appeal. 28 U.S.C.A., Fed.R.Civ.Proc., Rule 73(a). Typical of numerous cases so holding are Morley v. United States (U.S.C.A. 6, 1953) 207 F.2d 654; Kahler-Ellis Company v. The Ohio Turnpike Commission (U.S.C.A. 6, 1955) 225 F.2d 922; Shotkin v. Popenhager (U.S.C.A 5, 1......
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    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Sixth Circuit
    • October 25, 1958
    ...Marten v. Hess, 6 Cir., 176 F.2d 834; Deena Products Co. v. United Brick & Clay Workers of America, 6 Cir., 195 F.2d 612; Morley v. United States, 6 Cir., 207 F.2d 654. It is ordered that the appeal be and is hereby ...

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