Legal Opinion

Scarborough v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided February 17, 1953No. 6511PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOBIE, Circuit Judge.

This is the third appeal in this case. The first involved the question of whether misrepresentations would toll the Statute' of Limitations in a case controlled by the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S. C.A. § 51 et seq. At the first trial, the District Court dismissed the action upon the ground that the statute pleaded was of the substantive type and could not be tolled by misrepresentations which induced the plaintiff to defer the bringing of his action beyond the statutory period. We reversed. 4 Cir., 178 F.2d 253, certiorari denied 339 U.S. 919, 70 S.Ct. 621,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Callen v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Scarborough v. Atlantic Coast Line R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
  4. Scarborough v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Arthur D. OTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MIDLAND-ROSS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
  3. Myers v. StevensonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  4. Chandlee v. ShockleyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
  5. United States v. Fidelity and Casualty Company of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968

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