Legal Opinion
Louis McDaniel Libellant v. Gulf and South American Steamship Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1955No. 15306PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Circuit Judge.
On the ground of laches set forth in exceptions filed by the respondent-appel-lee, the appellant’s amended libel was dismissed by the District Court. The question for our determination on this appeal is whether laches was so apparent on the face of that libel as to justify dismissal of the suit on exceptions without a hearing on the merits.
The libellant-appellant averred that, on February 13, 1949, he sustained injuries while he was an employee of the Texas Star Stevedoring Company and engaged in loading or unloading the SS Gulf Merchant, a vessel owned and operated by…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Gardner v. Panama RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Russell v. ToddSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- The Key CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Morales v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- 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
- Pure Oil Company v. Tracy L. SnipesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Justino Lugo Vega v. The Steamship Malula, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and Oscar G. Abello AmellerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Mroz v. Dravo Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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