Legal Opinion
The Sydfold
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 30, 1936No. 69PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree dismissing a libel against the steamship Sydfold brought under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq.) to recover for injuries received by libelant’s intestate which resulted in his death. The libel was dismissed on the ground that the cause of action was barred by the New York statute of limitations, which the trial judge applied by analogy, and also by laches. While the longshoreman died on December 9, 1932, and the libelant was appointed administrator March…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Mack v. MendelsNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Chemung Canal Bank v. LowerySupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by38 opinions
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