Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Frank C. Bailey Enterprises, Inc. v. Cargill, Incorporated, a Corporation

582 F.2d 333

Type
Opinion
Court
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1978-10-03
Topic
general

holding that "an appellate court, in reviewing a summary judgment order, can only consider those matters presented to the district court" | "An appellant may not, as a general rule, overturn a summary judgment by raising in the appellate court an issue of fact that was not plainly disclosed to the trial court." | “An appellant may not, as a general rule, overturn a summary judgment by raising in the appellate court an issue of fact that was not plainly disclosed to the trial court.”

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FRANK C. BAILEY ENTERPRISES, INC. v. CARGILL,582 F.2d 333(5th Cir. 1978)
FRANK C. BAILEY ENTERPRISES, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. CARGILL,
INCORPORATED, A CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE.
No. 78-1423.
Summary Calendar.fn*
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
October 3, 1978.
J. Earl Smith, Dothan, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

J. Huntley Johnson, Dothan, Ala., Ben Kirbo, Bainbridge, Ga., for defendant-appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
Before GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH and HILL, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
[1] The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the district court correctly granted the defendant-appellee's motion for summary judgment.

[2] We have reviewed the record and find that the appellee carried its burden of showing that there was no genuine issue as to any material fact and that it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law.SeeFed.R.Civ.P.56(c). Once the movant has carried this burden, the non-moving party "must set forth specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial." Fed.R.Civ.P.56(e).Page 334If the non-moving party does not do so, summary judgment for the movant is proper.Oglesby v. Terminal Transport Co.,543 F.2d 1111,1112(5th Cir. 1976);Sweet v. Childs,507 F.2d 675,679(5th Cir. 1975). In this case, the appellant's allegations and denials failed to establish that there was a genuine issue for trial. The district court, therefore, properly granted summary judgment for the appellee.

[3] On appeal, counsel for appellant sets forth additional allegations in an attempt to show that there was in fact a genuine issue for trial. However, an appellate court, in reviewing a summary judgment order, can only consider those matters presented to the district court.Munoz v. InternationalAlliance,563 F.2d 205(5th Cir. 1977);Garcia v. AmericanMarine Corp.,432 F.2d 6,8(5th Cir. 1970). Accordingly, we disregard the appellant's additional allegations and affirm the judgment below.

[4] AFFIRMED.
  1. Rule 18, 5 Cir.;see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. CitizensCasualty Co. of New York et al.,5 Cir., 1970,431 F.2d 409, Part I. ↩