Legal Opinion
Born v. Norwegian America Line, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 20, 1959PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
The defendant, a Norwegian steamship line, moves pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for summary judgment on the ground that the action is time barred since it was not commenced within one year after its accrual as required by a provision in a passage ticket. 1
The facts are not in dispute. The plaintiff was injured on December 17, 1954 on board the defendant’s vessel en route from New York to Copenhagen, Denmark. The action was not commenced until October 25, 1957, almost three years later.
Plaintiff purchased her passage ticket through a travel…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Elias Siegelman, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Eva Siegelman, Deceased v. Cunard White Star LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Murrary v. . Cunard Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Black Diamond Steamship Corp. v. Robert Stewart & Sons, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Matsuo Yoshida and Chisato Yoshida v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Leo Walton v. Arabian American Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Peter Igneri and Theresa Igneri v. Cie. De Transports OceaniquesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- McQuillan v. " ITALIA" SOCIETA PER AZIONE DI NAVIGAZIONEDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Johnson v. Swedish Transatlantic Lines (Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic)District Court, S.D. New York · 1974