Legal Opinion
Desmond v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 9, 1952PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
Respondent, United States of America, has .filed exceptions to the libel as barred by the two-year statute of limitations of the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 745, and the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 782. Preliminarily, we consider libelant’s attack upon the timeliness of the exceptions. The circumstances set forth in the affidavit of respondent’s counsel are sufficient to explain the default, if any.' Rule 11 of the Admiralty Rules for the Southern District of New York grants the Court power to extend its time requirements. Moreover, the exceptions…
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Daniel A. Desmond, Libelant-Appellee-Appellant v. United States of America, Respondent-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
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