Overview
Case summary
This case involves an appeal by Richardson against International Pavement Co. from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to the Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. The appellate court dismissed the appeal pursuant to the twentieth rule, indicating a procedural dismissal without reaching substantive issues. The decision was issued on September 21, 1896, as case number 36.
Abstract
The case involves an appeal from a federal circuit court to the circuit court of appeals. The appellate court dismissed the appeal pursuant to the twentieth rule without addressing substantive issues.
Opinion of the court
opinion
- Appeal dismissed procedurally under the twentieth rule
Jurisdiction
not challenged- Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Procedural posture
Legal categories
Case record
Issues & holdings
Procedural rule application
Dismissed based on procedural grounds under the twentieth rule
Issue preserved for review
Holdings of the court
Error analysis
- Procedural error leading to dismissal under the twentieth rule — procedural · error foundNot applicable as dismissal is the outcome · not applicable
Standards of review
- Procedural dismissal under the twentieth rule — de novo Application of court rules is reviewed de novo
Timeline
Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit dismisses the appeal pursuant to the twentieth rule
Outcome: Appeal dismissed
Final disposition of the appeal based on procedural rule
Facts & evidence
Procedural history
2 steps- Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Dismissed pursuant to the twentieth rule
Authorities
Statutes
- Twentieth rule (procedural court rule)
Standards & doctrines
- De novo review of procedural rule application
Legal principles applied
- Court rules must be followed for appeal proceedings
Notable quotes
“Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United Stales for Ihe Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Dismissed pursuant to the twentieth rule.”majority — Majority opinion dismissing the appealStates the procedural basis for dismissal