Legal Opinion

Merko v. Sturm & Dillard Co.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 2, 1916No. 2722PublishedCited by 5 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Andrew M. J. Cochran, Judge. At Law. Action by Mike Merko against the Sturm & Dillard Company. Judgment for defendant and plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.

The question presented upon this writ of error is whether Merko is entitled to the benefit of a three months’ extension provision of a statute of limitations of Kentucky. Merko is an alien, a citizen of Austria, and was injured in Clark county, Ky., October 10, 1912, while in the employ of the Sturm & Dillard Company, a West Virginia corporation. Merko commenced an action against that company in the United States District Court for the *69Eastern District of Kentucky, July 15, 1913, to recover damages for his injuries; and on the following November 14th a plea of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Ex Parte SchollenbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Toland v. SpragueSupreme Court of the United States · 1838
  3. Hunt v. New York Cotton ExchangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  4. Lehigh Valley Coal Co. v. YensavageCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
  5. Gracie v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1823

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ockerman v. WiseCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1954
  2. Rita Shircliff and Raphael M. Shircliff v. Mary A. Elliott and Mose L. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
  3. McGarry v. LentzCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1926
  4. Stanley v. BirdDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1949
  5. Blair v. Peabody Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1995

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