Valdosta Livestock Company v. Williams

Decision Date08 April 1963
Docket NumberNo. 8905.,8905.
Citation316 F.2d 188
PartiesVALDOSTA LIVESTOCK COMPANY, Appellant, v. Jacob C. WILLIAMS and Bank of Washington, Washington, North Carolina, Appellees.
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit

Ed G. Barham, Valdosta, Ga., and Bryan Grimes, Washington, N. C. (Franklin, Barham, Coleman, Elliott & Blackburn, Valdosta, Ga., on the brief), for appellant.

John C. Rodman, Washington, N. C. (Rodman & Rodman, Washington, N. C., on the brief) for appellee, Bank of Washington, Washington, North Carolina.

Before BOREMAN and BRYAN, Circuit Judges, and HARRY E. WATKINS, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant seeks to prosecute an appeal from an order of the District Court denying its motion for summary judgment on the ground that there were genuine issues as to material facts which should be tried by jury. The order is interlocutory and is, therefore, unappealable. Doehler Metal Furniture Co. v. United States, 149 F.2d 130 (2d Cir., 1945); Burleson v. Canada, 285 F.2d 264 (4th Cir., 1961).

Appeal dismissed.

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