Legal Opinion
Suren v. Oceanic S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1936No. 7894PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
The libel herein was filed November 16, 1934, under the general maritime law to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the libelant on June 24, 1932, when he was a seaman aboard the steamship Monterey, due to the falling of a port hole frame upon the hand and wrist of the appellant, The appellant alleged that the injury resulted from the unseaworthiness of the ship, in that the eyebolt designed to hold the port hole frame was worn and weakened and carried away in consequence.
In order to avoid the claim of laches due to the delay of over two years in filing the libel, which…
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- Wilson v. Calculagraph Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1907
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