Legal Opinion
Marano v. Celotex Corp.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 7, 1983No. 82-1283PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Frank Maraño allegedly incurred an asbestos injury in either New York or New *593Jersey between the years 1943 to 1945, but, did not discover it until 1975. He did not file the instant suit in the State of Florida until 1979. Said suit was without the three year statute of limitations as provided for in the State of New York and without the two year statute of limitations as provided for in the State of New Jersey.
We find no error in the trial court’s awarding the defendants a summary judgment and applying the Florida Borrowing Statute of Limitations1 to an injury alleged to have arisen in a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gaboury v. Flagler Hospital, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
- Colhoun v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1972
- James W. Beasley v. Fairchild Hiller CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- De Vane v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1966
- A-1 Truck Service, Inc. v. KivenasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. MeehanSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- Meehan v. Celotex Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985