Legal Opinion
Michael J. Burke v. Gateway Clipper, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 4, 1971No. 18831PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This appeal is from a February 18, 1970, order of the District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania which granted defendant's motion for summary judgment and dismissed plaintiff’s complaint as barred by the statute of limitations and laches.
The plaintiff, Mr. Burke, filed a complaint under the Jones Act 1 on December 31, 1968, alleging that he was employed by defendant as a seaman on June 18, 1958, on its motor vessel Gateway Clipper. He further alleged that while the vessel was at the landing of the Dravo Corporation at Neville Island, Allegheny County,…
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