Legal Opinion
McAllister v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 23, 1958No. 83PublishedCited by 197 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
The question in this case is whether a state court' may apply its two-year statute of limitations to bar an unseaworthiness action that is joined with an action for negligence under the Jones Act.
Petitioner was a member of the crew of a vessel owned and operated by respondent. His back was injured Oct. 19, 1950, when he slipped and fell down a stairway leading from the lounge to the galley. He reported the injury, and the ship’s log book supports his allegation that the steps were wet. At the termination of the voyage petitioner consulted a doctor about the pain and *222stiffness in his back.…
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