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DES MARAIS v. BECKMAN

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 24, 1952
198 F.2d 550 (9th Cir. 1952)

Opinion

No. 13176.

August 14, 1952. Rehearing Denied September 24, 1952.

Davis Renfrew, Anchorage, Alaska, Theodore R. Coomber, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellants.

John S. Hellenthal, Ralph H. Cottis, Hellenthal, Hellenthal Cottis, Anchorage, Alaska, for appellee.

Before MATHEWS and STEPHENS, Circuit Judges, and DRIVER, District Judge.


Appellee brought an action against appellants to recover of appellants sums aggregating $18,000 and costs. Appellants moved to dismiss the action. The parties stipulated that, if the motion was denied, judgment might be entered as prayed in the complaint, but that the stipulation should not affect appellants' right to prosecute an appeal from such judgment. The District Court, after a hearing, filed an opinion, D.C.Alaska, 100 F. Supp. 1, denied the motion and entered judgment as prayed in the complaint. Appellants have appealed. On the grounds and for the reasons stated in the District Court's opinion, the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

DES MARAIS v. BECKMAN

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 24, 1952
198 F.2d 550 (9th Cir. 1952)
Case details for

DES MARAIS v. BECKMAN

Case Details

Full title:DES MARAIS et al. v. BECKMAN

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Sep 24, 1952

Citations

198 F.2d 550 (9th Cir. 1952)
13 Alaska 745

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