Legal Opinion
Keil v. United States
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 5, 1946No. 2775PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
This case presents a suit by an American seaman against the United States of America under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 741-752. The Act was first passed March 9, 1920, c. 95, 41 Stat. 526, and amended June 30, 1932, c. 315, 47 Stat. 420. Section 745 provides: “Suits based on causes of action arising prior to the taking effect of this chapter shall be brought within one year after this chapter goes into effect; and all other suits hereunder shall be brought within two years after the cause of action arises." (Italics supplied)
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Johnson v. United States Shipping Bd. Emergency Fleet CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Munro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States Shipping Bd. Emergency Fleet Corporation v. Rosenberg Brothers & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Clyde-Mallory Lines v. the EglantineSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Piascik v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1944
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Lomax Ex Rel. Lomax v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
- Foote v. Public Housing Com'r of United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1952
- Kakara v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1946
- Paschal v. North Atlantic & Gulf S. S. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- Weir v. CorbettDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1957
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