Legal Opinion
Lagares v. Good Commander Shipping Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 16, 1980No. 78 Civ. 1207PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KNAPP, District Judge.
Before us is defendant’s motion to reconsider an earlier decision of ours and dismiss a maritime personal injury action on grounds of laches. For reasons set forth in this opinion, the motion is granted, and the action is accordingly dismissed with prejudice.
Plaintiff, a longshoreman, claims to have been injured on December 18, 1974, while performing stevedoring work on a vessel owned by defendant while said vessel was docked at a pier on the East River in New York City. The action was commenced on March 17, 1978 — that is, three years and three…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gardner v. Panama RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Czaplicki v. the Hoegh SilvercloudSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Demetrios Larios v. Victory Carriers, Inc., and Alexander S. Onassis Corp., and Boyd, Weir & Sewell, Inc., and Cia, Salaminia De Naviera S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Charles Hill v. W. Bruns & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Randall v. Mayor & City Council of BaltimoreDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1981
- De Silvio v. Prudential Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Prudential Lines, Inc., and Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983