Legal Opinion
Justino Lugo Vega v. The Steamship Malula, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and Oscar G. Abello Ameller
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1961No. 18469PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal tests the correctness of the District Judge’s decision holding that in this admiralty cause for personal injuries the libel should be dismissed for laches by reason of inexcusable delay and resulting prejudice.
There was a hearing on the merits of the defense of laches. Both parties were afforded full opportunity of offering whatever evidence might be relevant and available. This obviously wise course had two principal advantages. First, it enabled an overburdened, overworked, congested metropolitan court to decide the actual merits of a severable…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Alaska Steamship Co. v. PettersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by65 opinions
- Pure Oil Company v. Tracy L. SnipesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Heriberto Oliveras v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- In The Matter Of Casco Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Leon Akers v. State Marine Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Trafalgar Shipping Co. v. International Milling Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
60 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.