Legal Opinion
William Alfred Giddens v. Isbrandtsen Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1966No. 9980_1PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge:
Laches as a bar to recovery of damages for a personal injury resulting from a maritime tort occurring on Virginia waters should be determined largely by reference to the Virginia 2-year statute of limitations, the District Court has held. It dismissed, as stale, the action at law brought by William Alfred Giddens against Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. for injuries he suffered, not quite 3 years before, while working as a longshoreman aboard the company’s SS Flying Clipper in Hampton Roads. As we think the State law should not be given such significance, we reverse.
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