Legal Opinion
Gunnip v. Warner Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 5, 1968No. 39284PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MASTERSON, District Judge.
This is a motion to amend a complaint under Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff originally filed his complaint alleging simple negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688 et seq. lie now moves to amend his complaint to include a demand for punitive damages. Because the alleged accident took place in August, 1964, the statute of limitations under the Jones Act has run and the plaintiff asks that the relation back provision of Rule 15(c) be invoked.
The principal action arises out of injuries that plaintiff allegedly sustained while…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Levinson v. DeupreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- De Zon v. American President Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Petition of Den Norske Amerikalinje A/SDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1967
- Hirshhorn v. Mine Safety Appliances Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1951
- Mullen v. Fitz Simons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
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